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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1973
Page
4
An editorial marks the 10th anniversary of the Dallas assassination and Kennedy’s impact. It laments national apathy since, argues the nation once believed, and urges a new leader to restore faith in government, hope, and the country’s future. The piece notes Kennedy’s charisma inspired a generation and calls for rekindling courage and decency.
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union faces intensified scrutiny as the Vermont Education Association and the state School Directors Association prepare rival investigations. The tug of war pits teachers and parents against school boards amid debates over Mt. Anthony and Mark Hopkins legacies, with cynicism toward bureaucratic politics.
The Bennington Water Board will undertake a self conducted cost study and rate analysis rather than outsourcing. Local readers are urged to consider the board’s approach as prudent and fiscally responsible amid questions of public spending. A brief note editorializes on a fraudulent Uncle Sam Ervin watch offer, warning readers against partisan timepieces.
A concise commemorative verse honors John Fitzgerald Kennedy as a beloved figure and martyr of peace. The poem memorializes his deeds and calls on readers to remember his impact as nations prayed and wept.
A Bennington reader urges town planners to view mass transit as essential to future growth. He argues zoning should guide development, warn of traffic and flood risks from shopping centers, and press the selectmen to prioritize long term town planning over rapid commercial expansion.
Katharine C. Nash of P.O. Box 781 argues in The Banner that energy policy should target big business and government first during gasoline shortages. She urges curtailing executive travel, large displays, stock car racing, and private planes before restricting the average family’s mobility and recreation. She calls for readers to write to congressmen, the governor, and the President.
Profiles from the Past recount Ethan Allen courting Canada’s French Canadians as allies, failing to win them over, while forging a bold alliance with New York. June brings a Philadelphia Congress meeting, Allen and Warner gaining approval to raise a 500 man regiment funded by New York, with uniforms and tents, marking the Green Mountain Boys’ rise.
A reflective piece contrasts past pilgrim gratitude with today amid energy woes and Nixon era turmoil. It laments higher prices, cooler homes, and a thinner spread while criticizing leadership, calling for accountability and memory of Kennedy’s ideals amid national unease.
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