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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1973
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. The notice lists ownership and address details for the local newspaper.
Bennington selectmen vote to start condemnation to obtain a Main Street land strip for the TOPICS program. With landowner William E. Dailey Sr. resisting, officials warn curbing and traffic improvements, including a long awaited Park and County lights, may require the drastic step to secure safer traffic flow and pedestrian crossings.
A reader visits two organic gardens, one in Woodstock with a large multi bed layout and pond, the other in Danby featuring small beds and handmade soil moats. Both highlights include thriving vegetables, herbs drying, and gardeners who seem happy and fulfilled by their methods.
In Vermont, Mt Anthony Union School District faces internal confusion over election methods. Lawrence Harrington skipped a board meeting and pressed Bennington town officials to alter arrangements, though Bennington and North Bennington districts are separate entities. The piece urges boards and towns to refrain from outside interference and wait for the Mt Anthony board to resolve the issue.
Despite furious organized labor over his refusal to intervene in the Burlington construction strike Gov Salmon stands by lawful action. The piece notes political calculations, mentions Pizzagalli Construction Co as a key villain in labor eyes, and predicts Salmon will likely endure the dispute while upholding statutory limits.
A critique of American racism linked to Muhammad Ali’s career, noting how social pressure and patriotism shaped treatment of Black athletes. The piece asserts Ali faced punishment for his stance but continued fighting, maintaining legacy as boxing’s top talent despite hostility and political backlash.
A reader in Bennington cheers Marion F. Martin for proposing a tax on nudity and public obscenity. The letter argues such taxes could fund state needs, but mocks First Amendment limits and suggests expanding to regulate displays of affection and "hot pants" as a broader public morality measure.
In a humor sketch tied to a Midwest weekly, a fresh reporter uses the largest headline type during a historic flood, provoking the crusty editor who laments he saved such inches for the Second Coming. Also a Reader’s Digest quip recalls Zsa Zsa Gabor declining a nudist party.
Henry Kissinger faced a hard choice on how to address Sakharov Solzhenitsyn and other dissidents while pursuing detente with the Soviet Union. Some argued for tying aid and trade to human rights, but Kissinger warned against transforming policy by enforcing domestic changes. He urged scrutiny of whether US policy should demand internal Soviet reforms as a condition for foreign relations.
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