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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
An editorial argues the Senate used its six year terms to delay a $21 billion B 1 bomber program, citing defense doubts, cost overruns, and the risk to other weapons plans. It notes Pentagon unease and debates over whether the U S still needs three legs of strategic forces and warns of Treasury strain if pursued.
A Washington campaign seeks to exempt purse seine tuna fishing from the 1972 federal porpoise protection law. Despite a May federal ruling, California lawmakers back a bill aided by President Ford, arguing economic needs outrun environmental safeguards. The move risks U.S. stance on whale protection and harms marine life, as porpoises suffer in nets for tiny gains.
Letters in The Banner quote Governor Thomas P. Salmon saying instincts favor suppressing Communists at home and overseas after Sen. Robert Stafford’s Senate committee appointment. The writer likens this stance to U.S. role in Southeast Asia and Chile and cites war casualties.
The writer condemns suppression of protest as tyrannical and links it to historic Watergate scandal. Citing Nixon and Vermont congressman Jim Jeffords, the piece argues that “Watergate mind” justifies denunciation of those who defend the Constitution through coercive means. It urges retirement from public life for leaders with such instincts. Stratton.
Bernard A Shine of Townshend argues in a letter to The Banner that rising gas prices and higher speeding fines reflect discriminatory, overbearing rules. He urges returning Interstate limits to the original 65 mph, questions fuel tax use, and condemns perceived brainwashing by oil interests.
Reading this Saturday's Banner recalls a tractor trailer collision in Searsburg that killed three people and left an open hatch spilling 6000 gallons of No 4 fuel oil. The incident underscores environmental hazard amid the tragedy.
A Greenview Drive reader denounces Lawrence Harrington's Mt Anthony Union High School board bid accusing him of contempt for college bound students. The letter notes three children headed to Susan Michigan State University Howard Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of New Hampshire in the fall and defends parental pride in college attendance.
An alumnus notes that Mt. Anthony delegation favored fiscal restraint on military armaments during a Thursday Constitution Convention at Mt. Anthony Union High School in Chester. He cites postponement of B 1 bomber production until after the November elections as indicating limited change from reshuffles.
A Minnesota reporter recalls a snowstorm after a spring visit to Stephentown New York and nearby Eagleville with garden and birdlife contrasts. The piece muses on late spring risks for planting and explains Memorial Day origins tied to Civil War veterans and Napoleon’s tomb reminder. It cites Cassandra Oliver Moncure and Gen John A Logan.
On July 1 1962 a Cuban national was arrested near the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City as Kennedy prepared to attend mass. Police found a loaded pistol and later told the CIA the suspect denied plans to kill the president. No U.S. agency record confirms the claim. The event raises questions about Castro, Mongoose, and potential Mexican ministro responses.
A compact collection of quips and wry observations. The tone hints at a Wall Street Journal style wit about long lasting issues and ironic unions, with a dash of mischief about matrimony and rumor dynamics.
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