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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1973
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201 for distribution across Bennington County and surrounding areas.
The editorial laments rising living costs but argues the non returnable bottle ban is the real cause of anger among Vermonters. It notes cross border beer shopping, storekeeper strain, and flaws in recycling rules while praising the bill’s aim to curb litter and conserve resources. It cautions acceptance may come next year as others join Vermonters in misery.
Guest editorial recalls U S Secretary of the Interior C B Rogers Morton arriving in Montpelier before the presidential election with a federal check near 1 million to aid Lake Bomoseen land preservation. The trip mixed ceremony and Republican PR while questions arose about a 300 acre sludge bed in Lake Champlain.
In a Montpelier Times-Argus report, Vermont debates who should pay for cleaning a sludge bed tied to International Paper. EPA signals sympathy with IOC and New York, opposing broad industry cleanup while Vermont pursues its Supreme Court case and refuses out of court settlement.
Monitor critic John Beaufort lauds Charles Kuralt’s On the Road pieces for exposing Americana to counter stereotypes abroad. Washington Post columnist David Broder recalls Washingtonians’ need for a vacation to see the country’s breadth, stating travel renews confidence in the nation’s resilience amid trouble.
Clive James notes Watergate hearings reveal that the United States remains a free society despite flaws, while Charles Kuralt’s Arkansas library visit spotlights ordinary Americans. The piece portrays America as a living folk history of decency, ingenuity, and daily joy beyond political narratives.
The piece argues the leak of charges against Vice President Agnew may have aimed to shape 1976 Republican nomination dynamics. It weighs motives, noting the White House could have knew of the Baltimore investigation before Agnew and influenced party succession, possibly serving Nixon’s interests.
In a Washington column the writer mocks the gasoline shortage ending while air pollution alerts prompt car pools and public transit. He cites the “Fiddleworth Factor” and a rich executive who keeps the car running for comfort, arguing voluntary anti smog efforts fail.
The essay traces late summer to early autumn from Sirius rising to the end of August. It notes school resump tion, farm harvests, waning floods, wildlife shifts, coons raiding garbage, and birds migrating as dog days end. It closes with anticipation that September will arrive soon after the dog star shines.
A Peterborough observer recalls buying beans to cope with meat prices in 1973. He describes choosing dried beans at 69 cents, cooking Boston baked beans with beer and syrup, and the value of fathering praise from his children. The piece frames inflation, domestic economy, and paternal self worth around a humble family meal.
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