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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201 and serves as the local news source.
In the Nixon pardon era editors urge attention to Ford’s tapes arrangement. They argue the public interest suffers as presidents control documentary material and taxpayers underwrite later acquisition costs. Historical practice splits papers among offices, families, or donors, masking true ownership and impact.
The piece argues the Nixon Ford deal leaves tapes and papers jointly controlled by Nixon and the GSA for three years with Nixon restricted until 1979, risking withholding critical sources. a congressional bill proposes six months after leaving office for document turnover to improve transparency.
Laina Gerrish of Union Street writes to The Banner defending the Liberty Union ticket for state legislature. She argues the label leftist is simplistic and harmful to open communication and explains the group’s goal of broad participation and accountability in government.
In a Shaftsbury and Manchester Depot letter Charles H. Lench Jr. critiques opponents of the Green Mountain Boys for name calling and urges personal contact. He questions Vermont tax burdens and government policy, quotes Ford on law and cites Leviticus 19 15 and the Constitution to condemn Nixon's pardon.
A reader letter criticizes Democrats and Gov. Salmon for fundraising dinners in Massachusetts. The writer accuses Vermont politicians and local tourism policy of harming Vermont’s tourism industry through tax and policy decisions and urges action against perceived mismanagement. Bennington resident Bob Gilroy signs the letter.
Editor notes the SR71 reconnaissance plane flew from London to Los Angeles in about 9 hours, covering 6 500 miles at 1 500 mph in roughly 16 miles high. The piece contrasts air power advances with Army and Navy funding and notes a local nod to the Whitneys' garden on North Street as a central business district oasis.
Niles Copeland offers a balanced appraisal of the Central Intelligence Agency, noting both misperceptions and strengths. The book covers CIA penetrations, Third World intelligence cooperation against terrorism, and the Octopus file system that tracks terrorists, with practical espionage methods in appendices.
Washington analysis questions the Nixon pardon timing and motives, comparing it to historical maneuvers around succession, while noting public confidence harms and the absence of a formal health report. It highlights Agnew and Richardson precedents, the resignations of Ford aides, and Jerry ter Horst’s dramatic exit.
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