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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Washington Star-News interview portrays President Nixon pledging to end permissiveness and expand responsibility while opposing new reforms. It warns that his claimed centrism may mask a neglectful domestic policy, risking harm to inner cities economy and youth confidence. The piece criticizes his mandate rhetoric and contrasts it with McGovern.
Vermonters flood into woods for the annual deer season opener. City folks arrive by Jeep and trailer hoping for a venison prize while cows are kept near the barn and homes stay quiet. The ritual brings anticipation, fatigue, and a shared edge of danger in the dawn patrol.
Betsy Samuelson details Thomas Salmon’s upset over Republican Luther Hackett for Vermont governor, highlighting tax reform themes, campaign strategy, and intra party tensions. Key figures include Donald Webster James Jamese James Hormel Attorney General James Jeffords and Bernard Sanders with Hackett’s lost bid seen as pivotal.
Arlington Water Co letters explain monthly sampling exceeds state Health Department rules. Dr. James ONeill reports 4 samples monthly with some months five. August and October show contamination in some samples while September shows none. Engineering firm DuBose & King to draft plans to comply, Red Mountain system not connected.
The piece notes a Kingston Jamaica reader observing a snowbound world with a writerly reflection on nature. It describes early winter signs, animal behavior from chipmunks to robins, bluejays, chickadees, a doe and fawn at a pond, and a practical view of snow as protective rather than nuisance, urging readers to see meaning in winter tracks and animals.
Hubert Humphrey, touring Minnesota by small planes ahead of an election, says he plans to help George McGovern and the Democratic Party "pick up the pieces" and become the party's grand old man. He names possible leaders for future roles and notes some McGovern supporters may oppose him.
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