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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1973
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily publication by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201 with Sundays and holidays excluded.
Senator Kennedy exposes a $24 million wheat credit to Chile after the Allende era, eight times the prior three years of U S trade credits. He condemns backing a dictatorial regime and links aid to human rights abuses, urging restraint and protections for Chilean people.
The piece contrasts plumbers jailed for Watergate era crimes with Spiro Agnew who escaped prison due to power and money. It argues officials used national security as cover, while Agnew’s self serving cheating earned only a light fine.
At a Manchester hearing Brendan Whittaker urged focus on land and water protection rather than six inch trout limits. Ed Kehoe warned continued parceling for vacation homes and condos will ruin hunting and fishing, urging a statewide land use plan and unified action.
The article notes Rensselaer County in New York is proposing agricultural districts to relieve farming lands from high tax assessments due to housing demand. If approved, Petersburg Hoosick area would implement this system, seen as simpler and less prone to abuse than Vermont style land use taxes. Vermonters are urged to monitor progress.
A compact look at student voice from Mt Anthony Union High School’s newspaper. The page presents student editorials and reader perspectives reflecting campus concerns and local community themes.
A citizen letter urges Congress to demand accountability and vote for responsible leaders. It cites Watergate era corruption, high officials defying court orders, Cambodia bombing, record falsifications, and VP Agnew’s resignation as a call to restore checks and balances and educate the electorate on law and order.
Rosey Roosevelt Grier, famed six foot five inch 300 pound NFL tackle, ready to publish a book on needlepoint. He took up the craft as a joke, found it relaxing, and now challenges male peers to join. The column ponders men knitting in public and the social glow of cross gender craft. Also letters discuss returnable bottles and a noise issue at Catamount Dyers plant, with readers from North Bennington and Ben Mont Avenue weighing in.
A reader defends a one man garage against junkyard accusations, arguing a garage is a building with working mechanics and real jobs, while a junkyard houses wrecked cars. The letter cites long hours, community service, and urges constructive ordinances to regulate vehicles.
The piece outlines friction between the United States and Israel over intelligence and strategy surrounding the Six Day War. It notes Kissinger delayed warning Russians until too late, Soviet airlift of technicians, and US support arriving later and weaker. It argues Israel may need to compromise on territory and seek big power guarantees for security. The commentary questions Israel's right to occupy others' land amid regional and world war threats.
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