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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner publishes editorials daily except Sundays and holidays from its offices at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201 detailing opinions on local issues.
The General Motors strike ending with a 30 percent three year wage raise and an open ended cost of living escalator signals a strong inflationary bias. Leonard Woodcock calls it counter inflationary while economists warn gains will lift prices. The deal sets a benchmark for auto steel and rail disputes, intensifying the wage price spiral and prompting demand for tougher wage and price controls.
The Vermont Constitutional Commission plans revisions including four year terms for top officials voting age drop to 18 and changes in senator apportionment environmental measures and a 10 year time lock removal. Citizens to lobby representatives and request a Bennington hearing through Rep George Van Santvoord amid hopes for a sizable audience.
The Detroit Free Press criticizes using computers to read meters and bill customers. The column cites Ralph Nader’s grocery aid idea and argues phones could carry meter devices, with billing by computer. It warns readers about painful billings and urges utilities to reconsider.
In this analysis of President Nixon's second half, scholars weigh whether he will pursue Jefferson's harmony and affection or Murray Chotiner's fear driven strategy. Finch argues for a cross boundary record of effectiveness, while internal White House voices clash over the path forward amid Vietnam peace, economy, and upcoming elections. The piece notes Nixon's mixed moves, Cambodia invasion, and the risk to GOP unity as Muskie surfaces as a reconciliation candidate.
A letter to The Banner argues that Burr and Burton Seminary football remains at risk after trustees dropped the sport in 1967. The writer recalls adolescent goals tied to organized football and credits Vic Crump for reviving the program by giving about 40 young men a chance to play and fostering a fighting spirit.
Manchester reader urges reinstatement of Vic Crump, Burr and Burton football coach, praising his devotion to the school, leadership with 40 players, and urging the community to support the program while questioning administration's decision and warning of potential legal action if Crump is not rehired.
A columnist lauds Spiro Agnew for fiery political oratory while critiquing critics labeled radio liberals. The piece draws parallels with Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, and Weimar Germany, warning that today’s liberal critics resemble past mass dissent and may back radical groups and communist allies abroad.
A Saigon Globe style column raises five pointed questions for Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky ahead of an informal visit. It probes Ky's personal profits from the Saigon Racetrack, links to Nixon administration delays, Gen. Tri’s cash shipments and black market activity, the jailed Assemblyman Tran Ngoc Chau and Thieu’s court clashes, Gen. Thi’s 1966 dismissal and related riots, and a later inquiry into Ngo Cong Duc’s firebombed home. The piece notes prior unaddressed inquiries, a translator reprint, and a mistaken note about the mother-in-law’s government contracts.
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