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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 125 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes that Judge Smith the House Rules chair from Virginia shifts to the farm when opposed measures reach the floor. Despite reforms like public hearings, a Bolling plan to reallocate committee power failed 111-95 as Mills and other leaders blocked change, leaving reform momentum eroded and Judge Smith back on the farm.
The May issue of First Monday shows a muted cover and no Nixon image. Gerald Ford is featured with a critical critique of CREEP, while Bush notes leftover CREEP funds may fund Republican aims once lawsuits settle, hinting at Ford’s potential re election.
Rebecca Reyner recalls 1929 Russia and compares it to today noting bread cost 49 to 63 cents and a pie 75 cents. She argues bread prices reveal fear of growing poverty as Marx’s prophecy seems closer to reality.
The column argues for occasional villain wins in detective dramas and muses on characters like Perry Mason and Ironside facing rare setbacks. It notes Hank Aaron's future endorsement earnings surpassing two decades of baseball pay, reflecting media and sports advertising trends.
James Reston notes Nixon’s Washington Star interview arguing three reasons against resignation or impeachment. He claims wrongdoing is absent, warns against weakening future presidents, and asserts the U S must lead in peace and freedom, likening Nixon to Louis XV and warning of deluge consequence.
A columnist recalls a school interview with a retarded boy who links objects to sex, then muses on how politics colors naming and memory. He wryly notes Hudson County in New Jersey as a political fixture favoring paper ballots long after others adopted machines.
This column vents at Watergate as a melodrama guiding attention from inflation and ethics fights. It argues Congress stalls reform led by Ways and Means, notes past and current party maneuvering, and urges public anger to push real fiscal and health insurance changes while warning against dependence on Congress for progress.
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