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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner publishes daily editorials from its offices at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont outlining opinions on local events public policy and national issues through the voice of the newspaper and its editors.
The piece reports on post wargate diplomacy with embassies used as political payoffs, naming Peter Flanagan and Ruth Farkas amid Senate Foreign Relations scrutiny. It also covers the New Hampshire Senate recount where Democrat John Durkin edges Rep. Louis Wyman by 10 votes, highlighting voter impact, plus praise for Edward LaForce's efficient Vermont engine and hopes for petroleum savings and cleaner air.
Alan Abelson cites President Ford’s slogan habit and questions WIN. He proposes BURP Beat Unemployment and Recession Pronto as a stronger counter. The note ends with a playful endorsement and purchase of a BURP button.
The piece argues President Ford’s stock is falling amid a harsh view of his early tenure and contrasts him with Harry Truman. It cites patronizing remarks about Ford’s attire in Tokyo and notes the White House’s mess, urging restraint toward Ford while reflecting on Truman’s inherited postwar economy and leadership. The author highlights traits shared by the two presidents but points to differences in combativeness and reading habit, framing Truman’s era as a benchmark.
A reflective piece contrasts intercity buses as energy efficient with political critique of Ford era leadership. It laments Congress’s state and warns of national decline, urging Americans to face a hard historical lesson and regain reality amid inflation and weak will.
A Vermont perspective argues wetlands shield lakes and streams, recharge wells, and sustain river flows. It urges stronger protection laws, warns against filling bogs, and notes how development and sewage threaten drinking water sources downstream.
The Watersgate probe may widen as Special Prosecutor Ruth seeks access to Richard Nixon to probe E. Howard Hunt’s November 14 1972 memo alleging “highly illegal conspiracies” by White House officials. Ruth aims to question Nixon beyond standard cross examination. political and legal risk rises if he evades truth.
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