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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
President Ford backs another federal tax cut but demands matching federal spending cuts. With an election near, Congress may approve further relief yet resist cuts that hurt constituents, risking a renewed clash between branches. Vermont would lose millions from federal tax cuts, shrinking state revenues and forcing balancing actions while concerns grow about fairness and regressivity.
A local note cites Rep Thomas Foster spotting about a hundred Canada geese heading south amid talk of fall and winter. An editorial on recycling regulations at Bennington center is referenced with the on page shift delaying the original back page treatment.
A TV special compares Watergate victims, such as Colson and Magruder, with McCarthy era targets like radio host John Henry Faulk and Linus Pauling. It argues McCarthyism used extra legal pressure, while Watergate arose within constitutional channels, stressing defense of rights and diverse government powers.
To the Editor of The Banner celebrates the Foliage Season as a time of beauty and welcome for visitors. The poem extols Vermont and Arlington and invites nature lovers to enjoy autumn’s splendor and God’s creation away from city life.
Desiah Branch Cushman organized Bennington women to transform the old meetinghouse into a field hospital after the 1777 Battle of Bennington. Nurses from local homes bandaged wounds, aided German and colonial soldiers, and sustained care as Rev. Jedediah Dewey supported the effort. Desiah lived 176? to 1849, memorialized for steadfast faith and civic resolve.
A WBTN reader laments unequal treatment in media regulation arguing that newspapers face no FCC constraints while radio and TV must offer equal time and opposing views. The commentary questions First Amendment scope, press freedom, and calls for uniform regulation across all media.
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