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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 65201.
An editorial contrasts George Meany and AFL-CIO with Nixon on Soviet relations. It critiques Meany for opposing MFN trade with the USSR, urges liberal labor to back diplomacy, and argues for expanding U.S. production and ending artificial farm scarcities while noting Kissinger’s diplomacy. The piece credits Nixon’s détente with China and the Soviet bloc as significant but laments labor protests.
Editor notes that during a recess in Senate Watergate hearings the Putnam Square Cynic criticized Bernard Barker and his associate Hunt calling their spying operations a fiasco. He mocks National Security’s Blanket and dismisses the outfit as unfit for even a Sunday School picnic. Memorial Day open house at Molly Stark School wing is seen as poorly timed and unfinished. Former Supt Allan J Heath is noted as deserving better recognition from the district board.
Robert Jay Lifton argues that Vietnam veterans and all Americans may be survivors of Hiroshima like his wartime study. He warns against treating veterans scandalously and urges peers to unite in peacetime to aid those harmed by the conflict with time training rehabilitation and healing.
The piece urges keeping 1974 veterans aid in line with the prior year as officials and Congress face potential cuts. It notes President Nixon's call for public help and warns lawmakers to protect benefits for the 24 million American veterans who served in Southeast Asia and the POWs.
At Vietnam era peak, refugees labeled relocated persons to shrink counts, while misery grew in camps. Now US officials reportedly reexamine labeling the poor, seeking neutral terms like income distribution, median, or mean to replace poverty. The piece questions potential changes to national values and identity.
A Bennington reader defends a walkout at Eagle Square Dept 350, explaining a temporary work slowdown as a protest, noting union involvement, mischaracterized actions, and alleged management intimidation. The letter cites suspensions affecting about 450 workers, calls for accountability, and questions rights and conditions at Stanley Works.
An urgent appeal calls for care and companionship for elderly and sick neighbors. The writer laments long lonely nights, asks for simple acts of kindness, greetings, and a door opened with warmth. The plea urges community togetherness to share burdens and show compassion.
Vermont grocers association leaders say a new five cent deposit on beer and soda bottles will raise prices and force costly handling. They report customer resistance, warn deposits may divert shoppers to neighboring states, and urge a special legislative session to repeal the law.
A critical essay argues President Nixon justified dubious decisions by invoking national security, tracing a pattern from Cambodia bombing to Watergate cover up. It claims his defense shows presidential negligence, fear tactics, and a habit of equating policy with national security to shield wrongdoing.
A humorous note on how vacation spending tests marriages. The Quarterly cites how couples quarrel over travel choices, money, and time away. The piece highlights daily tensions around destinations and budgeting as the main friction point in domestic harmony.
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