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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner reports as a daily newspaper except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Senate Rules Committee plans to recall Nelson Rockefeller amid questions over large personal and family gifts and loans during his New York governorship and a 1970 campaign biography funded by his brother. The issue underscores concerns about money in politics and the need for reform.
A reflective autumnal entry at Skylark describes jack frost tidings and vivid scenes of leaves turning brown and bare, geese, hawks, robins, and migrating birds. Butterflies hibernating in a garage intrigue, and winter poses as kaleidoscopic ahead. Family and visitors from Hancock, Eagleville, and West Milford arrive for the lingering season, with dogs Caesar and Bootsie adding comic relief in a gathering of retired friends.
The piece questions Ford's call to rely more on coal and notes coal supply issues for large users. It profiles the late William E. Dailey Sr. of Shaftsbury and praises his business impact. It also asks why Bennington tax bills are delayed despite computerized collection.
Washington columnist notes Ford's blunt talk on an energy shortage and tax plan, praising some steps while criticizing gaps. The piece asks where lines lie between urgency and politics, and ponders Rockefeller influence and the presidency's power amid inflation woes.
Letters to The Banner describe an October 11 candidates forum where Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Richard Mallary used a harsh “cheap shot” line, invoking Kennedy Mills health care and provoking audience groans. Respondents from Republicans expressed embarrassment and regret over the tactic.
A Brattleboro reader cites bad taste in campaign slurs about a Massachusetts lawmaker and Arkansas senator. Patrick Leahy, Mallary’s Democratic opponent, did not reply to the remarks, deeming them unworthy and irrelevant to selecting public servants.
Thomas D. Steffen from Bennington credits Putnam Hospital emergency staff for swift care to four badly injured accident victims. He notes off duty nurses and physicians arriving quickly, with X rays and treatment, and praises the Bennington Rescue Squad for transporting patients in time and calls for coin collection month to support the squad.
A WSJ reader cites Democrats avoiding sharp Nixon criticism in the upcoming campaign but warns 1976 and later may differ. A reader recalls a fund drive moment where a bystander donated $5 to MSF saying he opposed Women’s Lib as well.
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