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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 125 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial criticizes Mobil Oil for a misleading 1 in 60 wells claim used in a national advertising push. It notes FTC findings that 61.2 percent of new wells were productive, and argues Mobil hid caveats limiting the claim to U S exploratory wells with specific conditions. The piece suggests public awareness and congressional scrutiny may curb price gouging.
A Vermont Federation of Republican Women press release expresses unanimous support for President Nixon, urging morale boosting as critics attack him. The note, sent to Rose Mary Woods, hints at continuing concern over press opposition and alleged communism.
The piece laments a penny shortage and mocks pricing all items at round figures. It jokes that cities offer a premium for pennies and proposes dropping pennies or pricing at 2.95 or 3 dollars, warning that inflation could threaten even nickels.
A Banner reader urges the MAUHS Curriculum Committee to propose Rush to Judgment by Mark Lane as suitable reading. The letter argues the book contains social concern and literary merit, questions the Warren Commission report, and suggests it influenced public conviction about Kennedy's assassination.
California attorney Lane sought access to commission findings for research and appealed to the Supreme Court. The Court kept records sealed for 75 years. The piece links Oswald’s killing to a broader ultra conservative plot with figures tied to the John Birch Society.
Governor's dismissal of PSB Chairman Gilbert sparks debate over rate policy and inflation linked to fuel costs. The piece argues Gilbert's integrity, faulting the governor's November political calculus, and notes the high cost of rate hearings while stressing the need for transparency in power pricing. Senator Herbert Ogden voices concern for Vermont's public interests and warns against censorship and political pressure.
Tom Braden surveys danger points from Spain and Ethiopia to the Indian Ocean, China and the Soviet Union. He warns the oil shortage, secession threats in Bolivia, Gulf oil claims by Colombia and Venezuela, and Taiwan tensions risk triggering broader conflict. He urges US and Soviet rapprochement if arms can be restrained rather than consumed.
Margaret F. Lally defends her husband Bill Lally over The Banner editorial of May 23 claiming six years of uphill teacher negotiations. She argues he has achieved much for Bennington teachers and deserves praise, not vilification, noting factors behind the stalled talks and his active involvement in local education.
Senator Walter F. Mondale, the Minnesota Democrat and presidential candidate, says he is the choice of 3 percent in polls, only 4 percent behind the unknown option, and challenges his rival to a debate in Chicago if the opponent attends.
The essay traces pipe smoking from Sir Walter Raleigh’s 1585 voyage to Jamaica, noting Raleigh’s introduction of tobacco and a ceremonial pipe. It recalls social stigma against pipes, personal pipes and sanitation tips, wartime car pools with a heavy pipe smoker, and reflects on briarwood scarcity and rising pipe costs.
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