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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 495 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The column details a Washington Post report alleging a coordinated late campaign effort to undermine Democratic rivals. It cites a letter linked to Ken W. Clawson and notes FBI findings of a secret fund used to finance covert actions within the White House and the Republican effort labeled offensive security. The piece paints the actions as a breach of trust and decency.
A lyrical meditation on October in New York, describing the shifting landscape of autumn. It travels through valleys and hills, noting maples, elms, and sumac illuminated by morning sun, noon light, and late afternoon glow, stressing that color changes daily and hourly.
The Rocky Mountain News notes the House Armed Services Committee discovers 11914 standard forms in use at the Pentagon, a stack over 200 pounds. It suggests the survey will produce standard form 11917. The piece jokes that even Chaplains earn over 30,000 dollars annually for two minutes of praying, proposing a cheaper Dial-A-prayer option.
A long allegorical tale unfolds with a powerful elephant ruler praised by elephants and fat cats while donkeys horses and bears threaten change. The lone jackass urges leadership reform as the elephant touts peace prosperity and progress amid hunger unemployment and shifting loyalties. The crowd shouts for more years. the moral declares truth stranger than fiction.
William Doyle argues against the Legislative Apportionment Board push for many single member districts in Vermont. He cites Supreme Court support for multi member districts, potential boundary shifts, geographic complexity, and concerns over aligning with natural boundaries and communities. He urges attendance at hearings in Rutland on Oct 19 and St Johnsbury on Oct 27 at 7 p.m.
In a letter to The Banners Gerald Rastery of Arlington protests Frances Benjamin’s objections to his column on Samuel I Hayakawa and Dr. Spock. He defends calling Spock an amiable idiot and recalls Hayakawa’s San Francisco State College tenure amid a student strike.
A letter from Selma Jane Stuchel Wan of Branch Street criticizes attacks on Loomis Dana over his work in a rapidly expanding Bennington department. She defends Dana, notes town growth since her arrival 14 years ago, and urges focus on limits of progress while condemning gun violence as a nationwide epidemic echoed in Edward M Kennedy's Senate testimony.
In Bennington, a writer laments noise from a neighbor’s dog that disrupts nights and afternoons. The letter criticizes declining consideration, calling for a return to common decency and the Golden Rule amid modern self emphasis.
A personal piece recalls a tame white throated sparrow Chippy and mountain adventures from North Adams to Greylock. It notes warm weather outings with friends, a close view of the War Veterans Memorial atop Greylock closed due to vandalism, and a history of Greylock Reservation growth from 400 to about 10,500 acres with praise for early conservationists Francis Williams Rockwell and Professor John Bascom.
In a fierce critique of President Nixon and Watergate, the writer condemns the judge's pretrial publicity ban while likening Nixon to Calley and urging Americans to defend the flag and national ideals. He argues the case harms public duty and trust, calling for accountability beyond the campaign.
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