Editorials on Nixons dangerous habit of power
A radio address frames the central issue as fear of turning power to Washington bureaus. The editorial notes Nixon concentrates more White House power, expanding the Executive Office of the President beyond cabinet reach, creating a shadow government and reducing public accountability and congressional oversight.
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Nixon
Washington
White House
Henry Kissinger
Staf
State Department
Executive Office
EOP
Eisenhower
Franklin Roosevelt
Senate
Congress
Bennington Banner describes publication details
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 405 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
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The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Main Street
Bennington
Vermont
Mad animals on editorial targets spark ire in Vermont
William Loeb’s Page 1 editorial condemns a Washington protest at the Indian Affairs Bureau while denouncing supporters as mad animals. The piece disputes his call to imprison protesters and broadens to condemn war and violence, contrasting it with Vietnam casualties and collective punishment.
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William Loeb
Manchester, N.H
Vermont Sunday News
Loeb
Indian Affairs Bureau
Washington
United States
Vienm
North
South
Thanksgiving postscript and Vermont politics mix in remarks
Editor notes a Thanksgiving weekend debate on moving holidays and recalls Franklin Roosevelt to argue such changes face bold backlash. Sen George Aiken admits engineering federal funds for a salmon hat chery project at Bethel Fish and Game, calling Gov Deane Davis a rose between two thorns as Vermont Republicans reflect on a tough year.
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Franklin Roosevelt
George Aiken
Vermont
Deane Davis
GOP
Fish& Game Facility
Bethel
Sen. Aiken
Gov. Davis
Elmira stripper gets SBA loan for own serpent act
An Elmira performer who danced with an eight foot Indian rock python after Tropical Storm Agnes was used for a loan approval. She will strip with her own serpent, funded by a Small Business Administration loan. The piece mocks bureaucratic support for unusual endeavors.
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Philadelphia
Elmira
Small Business Administration
SBA
Tribute to Father Ed Geyer and Father Ed Patrick
A Bennington area ecumenical council letter honors Father Ed Geyer and Father Ed Patrick of St. Peter's Episcopal Church as community builders and leaders. It notes Patrick as past president of the Ministerial Association and the Bennington Religious Education Foundation, Geyer as past vice president and outreach chairman of the Council of Churches, and expresses deep gratitude for their contributions.
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Bennington Area
Ministerial Association
Bennington Religious Education Foundation
Father Geyer
Council of Churches
Richard D. Campbell Named Pastor at New Parishes
Richard D. Campbell assumes duties as pastor at a new parish, serves as president of the Bennington Area Ecumenical Council of Churches in Bennington, and receives tribute blessings from First United Methodist Church.
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Richard D. Campbell
First United Methodist Church
Bennington Area
Zcumenical Council of Churches
Bennington
Local supporters thank merchants for Bennington auction
Readers thank Bennington College Center donors and parents for a successful fund raiser auction. Merchants named include Bennington Bookshop Evans News Room Minerva Books Birds and the Bennington College Bookstone. Also noted are attendees and contributors.
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Tee Basneni
Bennington College
Bennington Bookshop
Evans News Room
Minerva Books
Birds
Laurie Johnston
Sally Sugarman
Nixon era ties reshape law firm fortunes and politics
The piece details how Don Kendall and Elmer Bobst helped place Nixon associates in top firm roles, including Nixon becoming a full partner at $250,000 and Warner-Lambert and Pepsi-Cola accounts boosting firm wealth. It notes antitrust debates, merger outcomes, and the broader interplay of business and politics.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
California
Pat Brown
Nixon
Don Kendall
Pepsi- Cola Co
Pepsi-Cola
United States
Commerce Department
Pepsi- Cola
Elmer Bobst
Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical Corp
Mudge, Stern, Baldwin and Todd
Warner- Lambert
Bobst
Warner-Lambert
Parke-Davis
Justice Department
Richard McLaren
McLaren
John Mitchell
Kendall
Hobst
Mr. Nixon
John Kennedy
Jules Witcover
Witcover
Botist
George McGovern
Virgin Islands
Henry Kimelman
Tf McGovern
Kimelman
Soviet Union
Coca-Cola Co
Xendall
Coca- Cola
Russia
A Whimper for Privacy in a Public Age
A reflective piece contrasts bumper sticker activism with a civic alarm about surveillance and political power. It argues against bugging, data collection, and court politicization while condemning military and corporate overreach. The prose critiques government secrecy, media pressure, and the era’s ideological battles, ending with musings on thought and Thanksgiving verse.
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Air Force
State Department
CIA
Southeast Asia
Massachusetts
Pentagon
If I May Say So On Capital Punishment And Society
A critic argues that Supreme Court rulings making executions lawful amount to societal cruelty. The piece recounts a triple murderer's danger, reflects on deterrence, and laments judicial overreach while questioning abortion laws and capital punishment. The author cites personal encounters and historic cases to argue against the death penalty.
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Sunderland
Supreme Court
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