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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Virgil Day warned labor gains could backfire as the Pay Board, in a 10-3 vote, rubber stamped a coal miners contract totaling at least 39 percent in three years. The panel deemed the rise not unreasonably high, while observers note a labor-business alliance pushed the approval to avert strikes. Resources fear broader costs as Meany signals union independence.
Editors note recounts President Meany’s salary jump from 70000 to 90000, amid convention derision of Nixon. It also recalls a winter power outage sparked by the season’s first snowfall and critiques government actions and public discourse surrounding politics and culture in Vermont communities.
An essay review argues Congress cannot regain constitutional war powers as lawmakers defer to presidents in foreign affairs. It warns this trend mirrors Rome’s collapse and recalls Wetted history of empire. The piece cites the Pentagon and CIA as shaping decisive policy.
A Washington column parodies the 1972 presidential race, debating if an election can be postponed, noting Nixon's campaign finances for TV, and mockingly evaluating candidates by teeth as observers discuss convention riots, telegenicity, and possible tickets. It riffs on Nixon Humphrey paths, potential tickets, and odd constitutional quirks.
Neighbor reports rare bird sightings including a cardinal and unseasonal killdeer, plus a flock of evening grosbeaks and a road accident scene. The author links wildlife observations to reflections on Thanksgiving, gratitude, and community ties with Maria Schneider and Walter at Slalom Lodge.
A poetical note from a reader in the north laments modern Thanksgiving habits. It contrasts Pilgrim era labor with today’s convenience foods like TV dinners and canned whipped cream while praising gratitude for friends and comfort.
Lincoln W. Haynes sends complaint to The Banner about a Brattleboro Reformer article detailing the Ryder Pond development filed by Haynes Brothers Inc. He denies giving up or admitting fault, notes misspelling of their name, and requests courtesy calls before print to avoid biased coverage of their plan to create a lake from a swamp they own at high cost.
In a House subcommittee session Richard Davies argued that Jews in Soviet Russia face no unique hardship beyond other citizens, a view opposed by evidence from Richard Cohen’s Let My People Go. The piece cites declines in Jewish education and representation, with 1937 Central Committee data showing 10.8 percent Jews to only one member today, and a dramatic drop in Jewish schooling and synagogues since 1956. The writer mocks the policy as soft diplomacy and notes broader ethnic quotas and restrictions across the USSR.
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