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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1973
Page
1
Mt. Anthony Union School District voters will not hold the Nov. 6 special election. The school board reversed the at large method adopted in 1970, endorsing district elections only. A second referendum on Australian ballots for budget votes is postponed to February 1974.
Declassified White House records reveal eight memos from 1970 by H R Haldeman Jeb Magruder and Charles Colson detailing a proposed campaign against press coverage. Proposals included planting columns press objectivity seminars editorials and a prime time private funded special. No evidence the plan was adopted. The Watergate committee recessed hearings to resume Tuesday.
Prosecutors pressed that the White House has not proven two secret Nixon tapes exist and vowed a full probe. Senior counsel Ben-Veniste said the public deserves answers as Haldeman Higby Petersen Butterfield and Buzhardt are set to testify while Sirica ordered continued hearings.
Leon Jaworski, newly named Watergate special prosecutor, will begin by investigating the missing presidential tapes. He plans to use Cox files, talk to Cox, and proceed with an independent inquiry without restraints.
Bennington oil dealer Agway Petroleum reports a nickel rise to 27.2 cents for No 2 fuel and a 1.7 cent bump to 28.2 cents for kerosene as price controls permit passing along wholesaler increases. Other local dealers show no change yet but warn further climbs may follow.
Senator George D. Aiken jokes that Americans may one day dine on recycled horse manure. He brandishes a sample at a farm leaders meeting and quips about flavorings, while criticizing environmentalists, DDT bans, and malaria and gypsy moth control efforts. See AIKEN
Two Pownal men seek help to corral two escaped Black Angus calves and a bull that have wandered a week from pasture. A stray heifer was recovered in another yard after calming exposure to cows. The effort showcases rare Vermont cattle work with dogs and horses. See COWBOYS Page 16, Col. 1.
A U S District Court judge orders fired Weeks School psychologist David Egner reinstated with back pay while a hearing before an impartial examiner proceeds. The ruling sets hearings within 10 days and allows Egner to remain off duty until the outcome.
The page notes discuss an absolutely safe reader feature on Page 2 and a fresh voice from the children's department on Page 3. Pete Horton writes on Vermont metropolitan information centers and their roles on Page 4, with Ramsey Clark’s view of truth and the law on Page 5.
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