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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner operates from 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201 under Banner Publishing Corporation with a daily schedule excluding Sundays and holidays.
Editorial notes growing demand to resolve Vermont’s Canadian power purchase as inflation hits households. It cites Sen Aiken urging continued Canadian imports despite 1966 opposition and Clinton–era debates, while Republican candidate Hackett defends past stance against Canadian power. Democrats seek to push Tom Salmon toward the governorship.
The issue of Canadian power for Vermont remains contentious as Hackett navigates GOP backing and local Vernon nuclear plans. Backers seek cheaper electricity despite Vernon’s dominance, while critics fear political fallout from supporting or rejecting cross border power purchases.
The old Agnew reemerges to condemn draft protests and praise Nixon while critics warn of apathy and grim Vietnam realities. Reported air campaigns, Phoenix killings, My Lai links, and rainmaking accusations frame a critique of U.S. war conduct under Nixon.
A reader urges Constance Kite and Richard Thomas to engage in face to face debates to clarify issue positions for Vermont voters. Radio stations and others are willing to provide time and space, and a prompt reply is requested to schedule.
A Barcar editor notes a September Social Security check rising 20 percent due to a 1972 statute signed by President Nixon. The piece reminds readers of the automatic cost of living adjustment and parries the nickname Tricky Dick for the President.
A Brattleboro reader defends Dana’s work at North Bennington Playground amid calls for a replacement while voicing political views on federal aid, budgets, and minority programs. Other letters criticize government spending and exam ine electoral reform, urging Vermont openness to worker involvement and humanistic political values.
A Vermont plan for outdoor recreation to Gov Deane Davis aims to guide use of Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation funds matched by the state. Conservation Planning Director Forrest Orr warns organized recreation harms the environment, urging more resident access and less reliance on visitors.
A columnist contrasts the new Scout Handbook with the old Boy Scout Handbook noting the shift from outdoor survival to urban adaptation. The piece criticizes deletions of traditional skills, praises new merit badges like atomic energy and journalism, and mocks revised cooking instructions as emblematic of broader changes. It argues the manual mirrors modern constraints and aspirations.
In a Washington perspective column, Tom Braden discusses James Kilpatrick’s Watergate myth linking Castro to payoffs and a party buyout. He notes Buckley’s cautious acceptance, then explores a countermyth from a senator suggesting Arthur Bremer's possible role, urging factual disclosure over sensational theories. The piece ends urging Nixon to provide facts to curb dangerous dreaming.
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