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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues incumbents gain advantages in elections through access to media and patronage, plus the use of public funds for campaigning. It notes officials like presidents spend taxpayer money on official duties while campaigning and the Air Force cost of travel, and cites widespread use of office-holders as campaign workers.
Editor notes that Veterans Day will move from November to the fourth Monday in October starting next year. The piece questions the change while urging civic engagement on local issues including fluoridation hearings, social welfare talks, and a film at Mt Anthony Union High School. It also critiques political use of public staff in campaigns, laments public ethics laxness, and highlights Bennington speed limit changes and student recycling efforts.
Local junior high students organized a dance and social evening to aid the YMCA Building Fund. The event drew attendees and raised money toward finishing the new facility. Letters thank organizers and sponsors and urge continued community help.
Patricia Adams defends Mrs. Jean Stone and her family against Peter Peters Diamondstone's critique in The Banner. Adams mocks the notion that abandoning luxuries and embracing simple living will cure world ills, arguing the Stone family demonstrates practical effort and resolve.
To the Editor of The Banner Ellen Ruth Reiss thanks District 32 voters for their hospitality after a campaign. She praises new representatives Mrs Collins and Mr Mason, pledges aid, and notes she returns to service. The piece sits among wide local notes about Searsburg life and daylight saving reflections.
FRANK MANKIEWICZ and TOM BRADEN report that 1970s political rhetoric exhausted voters who largely ignored it. Nixon and Agnew faced backlash for aggressive campaigning while polls mispredicted congressional outcomes. Voters later favored pragmatic concerns over the White House’s social and defense strategies as the era’s divisive rhetoric faded against a broader public judgment.
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