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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201. It serves as the region’s daily newspaper with local news, features, and notices.
A commentary condemns the Maalot killings as barbaric and warns they jeopardize ceasefire talks with Syria over the Golan Heights. The piece argues terrorism undermines diplomacy, suggests a UN force may be needed, and predicts decades of peace effort ahead.
The Nixon cabinet faces pressure from impeachment probes as members like Brinegar and Dent urge caution and defend the president. Kissinger remains out of public battle, prioritizing statecraft while questions of cabinet loyalty and responsibility loom over policy execution and potential resignations.
A Vermont reader reflects on rising vacation homes near Stratton Mountain, noting owners changing frequently and neighbors coming and going. He cites examples from a builder’s partially finished chalet to a doctor selling out amid water, septic, and heating problems and warns buyers to seek ironclad land use and zoning plans to avoid unstable property markets.
The report recalls Charles Colson’s religious conversion after scandals from the Nixon era. Arthur Burns comments trigger loyalty questions as Colson admits past involvement and apologizes to those harmed. The piece notes Colson’s unlikely meetings with the President and lists potential further apologies including Joseph Tydings and the Kennedy family amid revived controversy.
Western Union drew up 30 sample telegrams opposing the no fault auto insurance bill and offered a package allowing 10 telegrams to senators for 20 dollars. About 20,000 canned messages were sent to Capitol Hill. Senator Moss condemned the effort as an electronic lobbying tactic by an affected interest group.
The court overturned a conviction based on illegally obtained wiretap evidence, citing Mitchells lax handling of the 1968 Omnibus Crime Control Act. The ruling implies at least 60 similar cases involving over 600 defendants may be overturned, due to the attorney general's required approval chain being bypassed.
The argument questions overturning 600 convictions for technical misfeasance by the attorney general. It asserts officials bent the law, citing Mitchell's claim of authority to wiretap without court approval. The Supreme Court rejected such lawless pursuit of order, warning official overreach leads to tyranny, not justice.
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