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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 125 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
A historical look at how Watergate forced traditional Republicans to choose between loyalty and principle. The piece notes GOP leaders and major papers urging Nixon’s resignation, while Democrats shied from impeachment movements until electoral defeats made GOP support untenable. It contemplates whether the party can regain dignity or face obliteration at the polls.
The column jokes about Spiro Agnew and Richard Nixon allies. It quips that releasing president tapes was a mistake and mocks the White House for contempt toward the presidency. A Putnam Square Cynic adds that the president may not resign, joking about hell freezing over this spring.
A former Mt. Anthony High School English teacher objectes to school board member Harrington and what she calls totalitarian tactics. She recounts investigations into teachers over Orwell 1984 and 1964 exercises, alleges psychological harm, and argues discipline was undermined by political inquiry and secrecy. She cites personal distress and urges an NEA inquiry into the district.
T R B from Washington critiques the Nixon era with sharp wit and stark satire. The piece elevates Nixon’s aides Haldeman Ehrlichman and Dean as theatrical figures in a Shakespearean farce, noting surveillance chatter, transcripts, and looming political upheaval while predicting a possible palace revolt among Republicans. It highlights fear, bravado, and the looming constitutional crisis with vivid, period tone.
A Washington University philosophy professor at a Kean College symposium redefines terrorism to include a term paper deadline and a doctor advising weight loss, prompting a satirical attack on modern safeguards and educational culture. The piece references Kean College in New Jersey, former Newark State College, and figures like Dick Gregory, Nixon aides, and Sen. Kennedy in a broad critique of authority and public fear.
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