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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Last night's extensive blaze in un pleasant weather drew dozens of firemen into a lengthy struggle. Police on duty rescued tenants, with Officer Michael Martin among responders injured in the operation. Community volunteers and rescue squads faced danger, earning broad commendation for their life saving efforts and ongoing training.
An ill wind that blows some good to those unbothered by Cold War mumbo jumbo hints a Cuba policy shift. Premier Castro seeks immediate talks with Washington on an extradition pact while the Nixon administration responds quickly, though Cuba may demand reciprocal returns for fugitive Cuban hijackers.
Editor notes condemn congressional trips funded by taxpayers describing free transport and daily allowances for senators and aides as a Barnum style sideshow. The column also notes multiple Vermont fires over the weekend, including a fatal blaze in White River Junction and outbreaks in Rutland Bennington and Brattleboro, signaling widespread danger.
A column offering satirical solutions to modern annoyances. It lists faulty thermometers, fragmented TV programs, and blackening drinking water. Advice includes using savings to buy water, knitting or rope splicing for boredom, and reading Nixon on self reliance to counteract a sense of aimlessness.
The Supreme Court ruling allows Ellsberg and Russo to proceed while warning the case could expand executive secrecy. If convicted on broad issues, it could establish criminality for releasing classified information without statute sanction, shift power to classify, and curb public disclosure. Honest debate aside, a sustained verdict would redefine information control and government prerogatives.
A critical review of Buckley’s Inveighing We Will Go commends its lively prose and erudite sarcasm. It highlights Buckley’s sharp disdain for figures like Kunstler and his flair for touring ideas from Ireland to America, noting his campus observations and wry humor while preserving the book’s selections from multiple outlets.
A letter argues Beech Street School well water remains unsafe despite purity tests. It cites clay subsoil, an algae polluted Ice Fond nearby, nearby trailer park sewage leaks, a west house water test failure, and a planned traffic park to the east sending flow toward the school, urging town officials to switch to town water before a crisis.
Quotes critique American political zest and trust, citing Senator Albert Gare of Tennessee on communication over isolation. Barthe Kitt notes education fights prejudice before a South Africa tour. George McGovern advocates tax and welfare reform to lift mass economic pressure.
Mrs Margaret Ray of Congress Street protests a local shopping center restricting parking to customers for one hour and threatening tow. She notes 14 people must find other lots and vows to shop elsewhere, dubbing the move We Eliminate Outsiders.
A Democrat speaker boasted of paying taxi drivers to vote Democratic while a colleague quipped his approach is better by not tipping and urging Republican votes. The exchange highlights tactics and light banter within the party.
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