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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont with postal code OF20L.
The piece contrasts Senator McGovern's call for a new peace approach with a fresh U.S. air strike against North Vietnam. It argues the Nixon policy is immoral and reckless, cites the Hanoi French mission damage, and notes Paris talks possible break, while outlining McGovern's figure of 20,400 American deaths and 60 billion spent. It frames the split over Thieu's regime and the election year dynamics.
The Mt Anthony and Bennington School Districts report stalled contract talks for next year. They have paid out over 14,000 to professional negotiators with little to show beyond continued disputes between boards and teachers. Bennington pays Harry Gale 7000 dollars flat. Mt Anthony pays John Donoghue 65 dollars hourly plus 35 per trip, already over 7700 dollars.
An opinion argument by Lee W. Goddard Colege contends Vermont is a colony of American capitalism. It asserts outside banks and corporations control major industry, land, and resources, noting that most large plants are owned by firms based outside Vermont and that this colonial pattern extends across the state’s manufacturing sector.
The text argues that 31 plants with over 20 workers are mostly owned by out of state corporations, draining profits from Vermont. It cites St. Regis Paper Company as the largest landowner, shaping most of the northeast, while New York and Boston firms dominate resources. It contends Vermont is rich in resources but wealth exits via monopoly capitalism.
In a Vermont note to readers, Daniel G. Cadiz of Bennington critiques a Banner article from Oct. 7, 1872 about Photographic Interpretations Corporation of Hanover NH and the sale of out of town experts for tax mapping. He argues local surveyors know land records and features, warn of high charges and executive misuses of funds, and suggests redirecting tax money to bolster local maps over a decade.
A McGovern supporter recounts a Bennington event during Edward Nixon's visit. He notes high school students wearing McGovern-Shriver badges were barred from Republican HQ, signs were seized, and adults clashed with protesters. He questions Republican behavior and urges reflection ahead of the election.
A group of 38 people joined a foliage tour on Wednesday. Loomis Dana organized the trip and received sincere appreciations for arranging it.
Vermont housing costs are high with a Middlebury example showing a six-room home valued at 20000 and annual upkeep around 2575. A League of Women Voters survey parallels federal census data, highlighting concerns like taxes zoning and maintenance while noting mobility and desire for area planning.
A satirical panorama features Thomas Jefferson, Millard Fillmore and Adams over crowns at the Presidents' Club while Roosevelt, Grant and Lincoln argue about corruption. Washington and Lincoln weigh in on press attacks, pig tales, and Broadway’s safety concerns amid Nixon McGovern discourse.
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