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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1973
Page
4
The Bennington Banner, published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201, serves as the local source for news in Bennington and surrounding areas.
The 1974 model year will bring mandatory seat belt and shoulder harnessing that won’t let engines start unless the driver and front seat passenger buckle up. A warning buzzes if belts are unfastened, with research claiming up to 20 percent fewer injuries and deaths if belts are used. Public acceptance hinges on driver discipline and the reminder systems introduced in 1973 cars.
A reader criticizes Karen Dobkin Fortney and Mme Fortney for praising Billie Jean King for supporting a Virginia Slims ad while King disapproved of smoking. The writer argues that praising such actions implies ends justify the means, citing Watergate figures and presidential tapping debates to illustrate the flaw in defending questionable actions for perceived big outcomes. The piece reflects on political explanations for improprieties over four decades as a Times journalist.
Mildred Porter of Bethel denounces Nixon aides claims that taps were for security of the president and immediate family, noting the Secret Service list excludes his brother and calling the rationale a lie. She compares it to a Vermont tax debate, accusing political manipulation and phony promises.
In a Washington dispatch an observer notes a point about Billie Jean King aiding women’s tennis while Virginia Slims seeks cigarette sales, accusing King of promoting cigarettes despite disapproval. An open letter to Gov. Salmon denounces veto power over growth as tyranny, signed by Mrs. G E Farrington.
A writer recalls encounters with pet caterpillars including a beetle named Oscar and a family’s caterpillar stage. The piece muses on caterpillars as essential to ecosystems, explains larval biology and chitin strength, and humorously imagines auto bodies made from chitin while riffing on Caterpillar facts and pop culture references.
A first person reflection on Nixon era travel in San Clemente and New Orleans. The narrator recalls scouting for lost car keys amid protest crowds, notes security measures and media pressure, then explains a late night attempt to break into his own Ford Falcon using a coathanger before recovering spare keys in the glove compartment. The piece links political tension with a personal mishap and ends with an ironic twist of relief.
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