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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation. Located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Final preelection reports show roughly 60 million raised and spent by Oct 26, two thirds by Nixon committees. The piece notes higher totals than 1968, uncounted advertising blitzes, and calls for public funding to curb spending and corruption in campaigns.
Voters in District 3 produced surprising results on Tuesday electing three young challengers over seasoned candidates. The triad’s victories reflect hard work and signal renewed public interest in local representation and future Montpelier sessions.
A memorial tribute to John Marshall Harlan portrays him as a conservative yet open minded jurist who revered individual freedom and privacy. It notes key opinions on private association, free speech, and one man one vote, highlighting his integrity and rare openness to disagreement.
A New Jersey man named Bruce, with a biology degree and globe-trotting focus, travels to Vermont seeking farm work near Bridport. He explains schooling, pay doubts, and why he chose a coastal state farm life, while a family in Cornwall observes his quest and the oddities of his living setup.
The 1972 election leaves McGovern crushed and out of power while Nixon rides a landslide. The piece notes paranoia grows as critics worry about Nixon’s unchecked mandate, possible scandals, and a Supreme Court potentially more aligned with the president.
A North Bennington reader writes to congressman Richard Mallary praising reelection, urging integrity and accountability. The letter critiques political espionage claims, D.C. crime laws, media intimidation, and social divisions as threats to democracy, urging clear vision and principled leadership.
A fragmentary verse piece laments post election pain and the landslide result. It targets the citizenry and blames the GOP shift, invoking a preacher and sorrow over political choice. The author signs as HOGERS Arlington.
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