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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1973
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Water Board discussed metering homes to curb water use and reduce sewage processing, noting meters could cut consumption by 10 to 20 percent. In Bennington, this could save about 250,000 gallons daily, lowering treatment demands and taxpayer costs. Financing and timetable considerations remain, but officials aim for eventual universal metering.
The Los Angeles gathering for Republican women saw John Connally greeted softly while Spiro Agnew criticized accusers. The column warns against a Nixon nomination of Connally, comparing him to Lyndon Johnson and noting potential confirmation and impeachment risks.
In 1971 the House rejected a proposed constitutional amendment for voluntary non denominational prayer in public schools by 28 votes. Now religious and patriotic groups renew efforts to push the amendment through Congress. Reverend Robert G. Howes testifies before the Senate subcommittee claiming the prayer ban denies religious freedom. The piece notes that historical public school practices previously denied religious freedom, leading to the 1963 Supreme Court ruling that public school prayers violated the First Amendment.
The 1971 Supreme Court ruling, seven to two, denies a New Jersey school board's request to resume prayers. The piece argues against misreading the ban as atheist bias, warns against an ersatz government religion, and stresses that moral education does not require an officially approved daily prayer.
The narrator traces a long kite string from a Striking Shaftsbury field across autumnal PASTURE and woods. He climbs the hill to a blue plastic kite, discovers no paper, and reflects on longing, flight, and whether earthly journeys can measure the reach of the sky.
Harry Reasoner assesses Nixon post news conference on ABC noting restored confidence yet ongoing press tension. He argues Nixon’s self confidence is key, cites disdain for reporters and the phrase seers and sneers as part of Nixon’s tradition, and suggests the public will endure this dynamic as hearings resume. The piece weighs personal attitude toward media and its impact on trust in the presidency.
In Westminster on March 15 1775 angry men crowded the town as New York court officials and leading Tories were jailed. Green Mountain Boys led by Robert Cochran with Ethan Allen promising aid arrived while Capt. Bellows kept order. William French of Brattleboro had been buried after being shot on March 13. The mob debated firing the courthouse yet the legal path prevailed. Doctor Reuben Jones a Whig leader documented events and later served in Vermont's legislature and Revolutionary War. Gordon Hall later argued the uprising was insurrection not massacre. The tale ties to Lexington and New York authority, with lingering questions about the March 14 murder that spurred the crisis.
A satirical NY Times style quiz by Russell Baker presents riddles about public figures and events. It nods to Rockefeller Lindsay Nixon Agnew and Johnson era themes, framing political and social critique as playful word puzzles.
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