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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1973
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily excluding Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Russia China clash escalates as Pravda accuses Beijing of seeking nuclear dominance and subverting U S Russia détente. The piece recalls 1968 Prague intervention and warns Western powers may be unable to prevent a sharper Soviet Chinese confrontation.
The Putnam Deed of Gift court decision clears the way for Bennington officials to update the town water rates. A professional study of current and future needs will guide a fair pay-as-you-go rate structure, removing political influence and ensuring a fair distribution of water costs.
Governor Thomas Salmon denounces the purchased power clause in the Vermont Public Service Board approved rate hike. He calls for legislative action to curb utility profits, citing a 16 percent bill increase and higher government energy costs, including electric heat in schools. He urges PSB chair William Gilbert to heed public interests.
The Washington column argues the U.S. Constitution is outdated and Watergate exposes a fatal flaw. It warns impeachment as a failed remedy, predicts Congress will not act, and contends rigid checks risk perpetual presidential power unless modernized. It cites Nixon, executive privilege debates, and calls for reforms to prevent future abuses.
A September column celebrates the season’s change from summer to autumn with vivid nature imagery, notes on tourists leaving and locals returning to normal pace, and mentions the Hank Martin family from Carle Place. It also shares monarch butterfly sightings, cedar waxwing nesting, and a reader recipe for easy sauerkraut in Mason jars.
A columnist compares Jack Anderson to Joe McCarthy, arguing raw FBI files reveal gossip value. The piece critiques tipster culture, urges periodic checks of columnists and news reports, and notes misquotes about LBJ, Brezhnev, and General Motors as part of broader media distortions.
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