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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 25 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece criticizes Highway Department for poor map details and planning on Route 7 improvements. It highlights a problematic railroad grade crossing near the A and W stand and the Willow Road dead end. A proposed extension along Willow Road aims to reduce fire truck travel but adds traffic lights, intersections, and potential cost for a new Rural Fire Department station.
Budget and Management Division projects a possible deficit of 1 to 2 million dollars for Vermont's fiscal year ending next July. The shortfall stems from slower growth in personal income, undercutting the layman’s sense of household and state finances amid partisan spin. Grandparents and distance travel anecdotes ride alongside.
Robert W. Santway argues that fear of rising costs, wages, and the Vietnam war shapes U S political loyalties. He condemns Senator Aiken and Representative Mallary for supporting the President while questioning Congress and the public’s ability to check executive power.
The Banner writer credits Te Abe Ellior with a record for making more unfounded, holier-than-thou accusations in pursuit of power than any presidential candidate in 30 years. Chester.
A Bennington student recounts visitors from Minnesota who favor Nixon and criticize a Main Street banner. The writer pleads that banners degrade the town and Vermonters, condemning McGovern’s platforms and political tactics as degrading and unsatisfactory.
Editor Steven C. Rice of Marsh Hall at UVM notes outrage over a new road project in Bennington and near Burlington. Critics call for citizen control, more study of mass transit, and environmental safeguards as bulldozers reshape fields and dorms.
A Vermont Real Estate Guide summary notes Northland Investment Corp of Newtonville Mass advertises Twin Meadow Farm parcels of 10 to 45 acres in Woodstock, with Act 250 loophole potential, and promotes Quebec Lakes Lakeside lots. It covers Vermont symbols, a Vermont Highways map, and ads from Malone and Murray Real Estate, plus editorial on moving within Vermont.
A nation wide look shows many papers including Chicago Tribune and Atlanta Constitution endorsing Richard Nixon for a second term. The piece argues this signals a troubling trend against First Amendment protections amid Watergate era press freedoms and government overreach. It cites prior restraint on the Pentagon Papers, subpoenas, and investigations while urging defenders of a free press to act.
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