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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 125 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. The notice confirms the newspaper's operating schedule and address as part of its masthead.
A local reader criticizes Moe Harrington for autocratic school board methods and warns of police at meetings. The column likens Nixon tactics to a staged Watergate revival, arguing the public will not yield to delay or censorship and that the political drama will continue to unfold.
Letter discusses a May Banner piece on poker etiquette and calls for open board policy review at Mt Anthony High. Harrington argues newcomers should be allowed in, outlines the library screening plan, and invites district residents to June 4 meeting to express support or opposition to maintaining controversial material on shelves.
ANN MALAMUD argues that proposed library censorship in public schools is a censorship issue. She questions who decides what is appropriate reading and warns against quiet removal of books by a single person. She urges upholding civil liberties, open inquiry, and avoiding closed minds in school administration.
FRANK C. WORKS Jr. notes 1972 union campaign donations to 19 Democratic Judiciary Committee members totaled 189195. Chairman Peter Rodine of New Jersey led with 30923, Wayne Owens of Utah 29972, Edward Mezvinsky of Iowa 21000. AFL-CIO demanded Nixon’s impeachment. questions impartiality of Democrats seeking grounds.
In a Burlington welfare interview, a 45-year-old dishwasher and his wife explain their family of six to a local office of economic opportunity director. They describe low wages, a looming oil bill, a backhoe accident, and reliance on welfare while a relative uses funds for a daughter’s pregnancy and housing, highlighting tensions about welfare and work in the economy.
A first person reminiscence recalls a one room Niles School Memorial Day program in the Eisenhower era. A child actor wearing Uncle Sam is buried under a collapsing blue curtain, spurring laughter from parents and students as he recites the Gettysburg Address.
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