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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues citizens seek principled leadership over mere administration in 1972. It condemns Nixon for failed four years and presents McGovern as a potential renewal of national decency, vision, and justice amid war costs and domestic inequality.
In a note from the White River Valley Herald the paper recounts a US billboards campaign where about 40 signs in another state misdated the election as Thursday November 8. Voters called to report the error, admitted as a test to measure reader attention, illustrating distrust in ads and media.
A reader laments housing conditions on Carrigan Lane in Bennington where seven Hurley children escaped a fire but faced cold reception from landlords Richard Sleeman and Marie Burdick. The writer urges fellow residents to aid those in need, arguing money should not shield cruelty. Signed letters from Doris Devlin, Eleanor M. Smith, and Linda D. Devlin.
Emma Harwood of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union endorses Red Kearns for reelection as state representative in District 2. She cites his high highway committee attendance, voting record on labor issues, and support for raising the minimum wage, unemployment insurance, and workers' compensation. She urges voting for Kearns.
Beech Court pre-school children will start a new play school under Sally Sugarman and Dominick Messenger, aided by Bennington College students, operating Mondays and Tuesdays. Four new families will move in as two south side and two north side apartments are renovated. The project includes two major repairs, a repaired south sewer line and a newly installed furnace funded by donors, with ongoing landscaping and community room needs.
Letter writer William Doyle Senator Washington County Montpelier endorses Tom Haley Jr for the Vermont House. Describes Haley as intelligent compassionate and of integrity from Johnson State College teacher’s praise. States Haley would connect with constituents and contribute to Vermont’s process.
A New York opinion piece notes Henry Kissinger’s confident claim that peace in Indochina is at hand and credits his prose and critique of the Hanoi accord. It discusses concessions by Washington, the North Vietnamese army in South Vietnam, and the potential impact on Saigon’s future and the November elections.
A quip in the United Mine Workgram Journal jokes about a girl described as lacking modesty who pulls down the shades to change her mind. The item reflects a playful, era-specific bite typical of the periodical.
A travelogue on avian migrations reveals how billions of birds, including geese and hummingbirds, traverse North America each autumn. It notes long-distance flights, peak migration months, and the possible role of magnetic fields and polarized light in navigation, comparing birds to human explorers amid seasonal change.
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