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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Quebec crisis exposes the fragility of Canada’s stability as Prime Minister Trudeau uses emergency powers. The murder of Pierre Laporte by militants shocks French Canada and the world, bolstering Ottawa’s position and undermining separatist aims while warning Americans of the danger posed by political fanatics and the risk of retaliatory repression.
An editors notes piece satirizes the holiday craze and political rhetoric, imagining Santa’s timing and Martha Mitchell’s enduring fame. It recalls two samples of moon rock mailed from Washington in September by registered mail, one to Saudi Arabia and one to New York City, with neither reaching recipients.
Letter to the editor from Manfred W. Ehrich Jr. and others questions Playboy Magazine's endorsement of Philip Hoff and its impact on the Vermont Senate race against Winston Prouty. The writers defend Prouty, accuse the Burlington Free Press of bias, and protest smear tactics while urging local voters to engage in a fair contest.
A letter to the editor from Lyndon Street in Lyndonville defends long hair, arguing critics label long haired youths as lazy and communist while ignoring their concern and talents. It cites townspeople calling teachers hippies and accusing drugs, urging open-mindedness.
In Buffalo a crowd hears Richard Ottinger link inflation to the election, arguing the bread price is a clearer issue than crime or war. He notes local plant shutdowns and rising unemployment as a nationwide trend, urging liberals to back him against Goodell if bread costs stay high.
Democratic governor candidate Leo O'Brien campaigned through Shoreham Orwell and Whiting, meeting apple workers, shopkeepers, and local families. He faced skeptical voters, discussed welfare and the sales tax, and noted past local voting patterns in Addison County, including Hoff’s 1966 and Davis’s 1968 margins.
U S Congressman reports recess from Oct 15 to Nov 16 with first lame duck session in 20 years. He outlines reform bills, drug abuse act, organized crime act, and Omnibus amendments while noting defense spending cuts and Head Start funding. He invites inquiries via Rutland Vermont office and Cannon Building inbox.
The 100 year old man, seated on his porch with a corncob pipe, mentions his vigor as he explains he is currently negotiating with two breakfast food companies. The lighthearted exchange was captured by a Family Weekly interviewer.
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