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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The editorial urges citizens to vote despite weeks of campaigning and pressures from money and power. It emphasizes the right not to vote but argues that a responsible citizen will cast a ballot, noting that money cannot buy a genuine vote from those with resolve.
The voter alone makes the final secret choice in the booth guided by integrity and common sense. Voters weigh party loyalty or merit of candidates while resisting pressure, aiming to support those who safeguard jobs and families and uphold freedom justice and brotherhood.
A 22 member volunteer force in Schenectady County is sworn in as special conservation deputies to enforce snowmobile laws, provide rescue services, investigate complaints, and locate lost persons. Advocates say most snowmobilers are responsible while a few commit crimes, and support giving volunteers official status to curb misdeeds and protect property and wildlife.
Washington grants Pillsbury and Continental Baking price hikes after the Nixon orders to hold inflation in check. The Commission cites large US wheat purchases by Russia under a Nixon grain deal as pushing wheat costs up. A toast at a local bakery jumps from 16 to 21 cents, prompting biting commentary on four more years under Nixon.
A reader letter advocates decentralization and worker community control to curb corporate power, citing the Walker study on General Electric. It argues profits drive harm, presses for worker and community participation in boards, and envisions a reordered production system balancing with nature and substituting public for private projects.
The column reflects on unseasonable warmth, life by the pond, and the uneasy balance between personal choice and societal needs. It contrasts gardening and travel with political speeches, daylight saving thoughts, and the meaning of Armistice Day, urging calm reflection and practical use of daylight.
The piece urges treating policy insults and wartime statements as waste to be discarded like trash. It critiques remarks by McGovern Nixon and Agnew as bigoted or illogical, arguing they threaten national unity and fair elections. It calls for clearing such rhetoric from public discourse.
The Southern Vermont Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society extends thanks to volunteers and donors who supported the October campaign in Bennington and surrounding counties. More than ten volunteers went door to door collecting envelopes and contributions to fund research and patient support as the group continues its fight for a cure.
In the United Mine Workers Journal a patient tells his doctor he is burning the candle at both ends and adds that he came for more wax, underscoring humor amid labor union life.
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