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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Senate Finance Committee led by Russell Long blocks welfare reform as House passes Nixon plan for a $2,400 annual income for a four person family. Long’s complex forced labor proposal replaces guaranteed income, while Nixon withdraws support for Ribicoff compromise. Outcome: reform hopes fade as administration backs its own bill or none.
Analysts note the Nixon administration touted a grain pact with Russia and a $500 million loan to finance purchases. Russian buyers reportedly used the line of credit to acquire about a quarter of this year’s U S wheat crop. As world wheat prices rise, U S consumers may face higher bread costs next winter due to loans and subsidies.
Editor notes praise Pownal for approving a long needed school addition during Forest Appreciation Week. Vermont foliage reporters observe still-dim colors in the south with stronger displays northward. The piece blends local achievement with seasonal reflection on autumn leaves and future renewal.
The piece surveys Henry Kissinger John Connally and Daniel Moynihan as key Nixon allies. It critiques Kissinger as brilliant yet chained to Nixon by patronage, Connally’s decline into a campaign prop, and Moynihan’s shift from Kennedy and Johnson to conservative academia. It notes Nixon’s Vietnam stance and Moynihan's welfare reform stance amid political backlash.
Merritts Hewitt Jr of Shaftsbury defends his tax proposal. He claims it lowers property taxes on homes and aids seniors while criticizing opponents for environmental stances and highway plans. He cites Harvest Hills growth and opposes interstate routes but supports a statewide land use law without expanding his tax bill.
A Wall Street Journal note contemplates the odd outcomes when individuals are arrested for disturbing the peace, suggesting unexpected or ironic consequences in modern city life. It reflects on legal or social responses rather than specific events or individuals.
A columnist lambastes university culture as liberal and hostile to dissent arguing professors fuel a campus bloc backing McGovern. The piece links student mobs to past reform movements, mocks Dr. Spock and Abram Chayes while comparing campus attitudes to revival meetings and calls for more nuanced study of campus subculture.
The piece contrasts Stevenson’s 1952 approach with McGovern in 1972, arguing Stevenson defined core issues and campaigned with integrity even in defeat. It questions whether McGovern will adopt a similar strategy, warning that losing with a clear purpose could salvage pride and party direction. The comparison spans Truman’s urging, Eisenhower years, and the 1952 to 1972 political shift, emphasizing “talk sense to the American people.”
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