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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1973
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes Gen Haig on Face the Nation offered a hollow pledge of independence for a new Watergate prosecutor. He avoided direct answers about Archibald Cox’s firing, implying the administration wanted a compliant figure and signaling concerns over true autonomy in the probe.
The American Bar Association in emergency session urged the U.S. District Court in Washington to appoint a new independent prosecutor and extend the Watergate grand jury term by six months. ABA president Chesterfield Smith defended the council as upholding the rule of law, not hatred of Nixon.
The 1947 act sets the order if Nixon resigns or is removed. Carl Albert could disqualify himself, making James O Eastland next in line, followed by the secretaries of state, treasury and defense, then the attorney general. Kissinger birth disqualifies him. Richardson’s successor not yet confirmed. Swift VP confirmation urged.
Gail Joyce notes a new use for alfalfa from the USDA Berkeley lab. A bland white powder, 90 percent protein, processed from alfalfa juice, could move beyond cattle feed to human consumption, altering perceptions of this forage crop.
The California test plant feeds chopped alfalfa into presses, yielding 100 gallons of juice per hour and three pounds of leaf food per hour. Dr. George O Kohler predicts alfalfa food substitute becoming a commercial product within two years as global food demand grows beyond soybean. Fifty million acres of alfalfa, mostly in the U S, are cited as a potential answer.
A reader responds to Gerald Raftery's Oct 26 letter, arguing journalism is a profession demanding brains and nerve to report hard facts and opinions. The writer questions study length, youth voting, and Nixon’s presidency, urging readers to contact congress and support impeachment. Murphy Road
In a letter to The Banner the Vermont Jaycees announce Operation Threshold a statewide publicity drive to address alcohol awareness. Local chapters will work with councils law enforcement medical groups and PTA groups while advocating a Uniform Law on Public Drunkenness to treat problem drinkers as medical cases. They urge education via PTA programs and caution against blanket abstinence while emphasizing family level support and community involvement in Shelburne Vermont.
Mrs Louis Skidmore reports her daughter’s white orlon pile jacket taken from a hanger at the Community Recreation Center Friday night. She says staff told her there’s nothing they can do and urges return if similar incidents have occurred, hoping accountability and recovery for the coat.
A reader questions what political tapes might disclose and recalls figures like Richardson Ruckelshaus Cox Agnew. Leon E Snow cites bold actions and asks what the tapes will reveal, noting several officials no longer present.
A Vermont columnist argues that the regional perspective makes Israel seem less threatening by comparing geographic sizes and populations. The piece links Middle East aid, Soviet and Chinese involvement, oil politics, and Western media to a broader Cold War narrative while dismissing the idea of a monolithic Communist world and urging readers to see the situation as a series of coincidences.
A Burlington Free Press columnist compares Allen Drury’s Come Nineveh Come Tyre to real Washington intrigue. He highlights Richard Nixon era actors John Mitchell Martha, G Gordon Liddy, Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Bebe Rebozo and Howard Hughes, and treats Jerry Ford Robert Bork Elliot Richardson Archie Cox as vivid, real life characters in a timeless political drama. The piece ponders tapes and justice with a satirical, partisan edge.
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