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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial discusses the Nixon administration’s Price Commission policy tightening wage and price controls. Wages allowed rise 5.5% while price increases are capped at 2.5%, with productivity gains expected to offset. Compliance challenges loom as firms must justify price hikes and some profits may be constrained. Enforcement risks and exemptions for items like used cars and new houses raise questions about the program’s viability.
Vermont voters may choose Democratic or Republican ballots in the open primary. No public declaration is needed. the choice is secret at the ballot. With many candidates for the Vermont House seat, citizen turnout matters to shape representation. If people stay away, others decide for them.
Tom Braden surveys the Mississippi election after Charles Evers, the first black man to run for governor, is defeated by Gov elect Waller. Observers report widespread fraud by white polling officials, coercion, and exclusion of black voters in several counties. In Humphreys and Yazoo counties, coercive tactics and intimidation likely swung votes. Observers note injunctions ignored and poll watchers blocked, while Evers plans to contest black-district outcomes. Evers returns to Fayette as he weighs legal action.
A Cape Codder columnist reports on evangelist Billy Graham in Rome noting a perceived spiritual vacuum yet finds Rome lively peaceful and safe. The piece jokes about the Ecumenical context and contrasts Graham's view with local Roman life during a Synod of Bishops.
The column predicts a decade end collision between a Liberian flagged Japanese tanker and a Panamanian flagged Swedish tanker owned by Greeks under U S leases. The ensuing oil spill would travel by Atlantic currents to England then Florida. It argues this could cheapen fuel and end tanker costs.
The piece muses on public access to controversial media and its impact on culture and history. It parodies long chain of inventions and figures from Gutenberg to Marconi, Braille, and Edison, noting how modern publishing reshapes expectations and freedoms. It blend satire with reflections on censorship, progress, and the role of media.
A professor-at-Large reflects on the U N decision to admit Red China and oust Nationalist China. He critiques Nixon and Washington for pressure on Argentina and Britain’s Douglas-Home, notes Pope Francis’s stance, and denounces Chiang Kai-shek’s regime while highlighting the moral and political shifts in international alignment. The piece cites Japan, Australia, and the Philippines as examples and laments the financial tale of Nationalist China.
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