Editorial on Gearan Report and Vermont Legal Aid clash
Vaughn Gearan's Vermont tour sparked a revolt of the poor against unresponsive policies of the Vermont Bar Association. He urged lifting Legal Aid from bar control, prompting a bar counterattack and a temporary CEO moratorium while facing calls for a national reevaluation.
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Vaugh. Gearan
Northeast Regional
Vermont
Vermont Bar Association
Peter Diamondstone
Gearan
Bar Association
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Keith King
Bennington
Lenzner
Burlington
Congress
Diamondstone
Vaughn Gearan
Bennington Banner Publication Details
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
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The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Main Street
Bennington
Vermont
Apathetic Grass Roots Put GOP Anew To Test
Former Bennington GOP chairman John H. Williams II condemned town committee apathy at a Bennington County Courthouse caucus. He warned that weak grassroots action hands power to party hacks, risking statewide reform and fair representation. The 30 Republicans offered little sympathy as the party faced internal strife and new leadership. The crowd opposed his critique, signaling deep dissent and a desire to shift to fresh committee members and a new chairman.
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Bennington
Bennington County
GOP
John H. Williams II
Williams
Horsing With Taxes and Budgets in a Humorous Letter
A reader in Philadelphia, Marcia Kessler, asks the IRS for a pony due to high taxes. The piece argues Congress clings to tax cuts while claiming a balanced budget is needed to curb inflation, urging lawmakers to stop riding taxpayers' money.
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Congress
Marcia Kessler
Philadelphia
Marcia
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Nixons free elections plan fails to end the Vietnam war
Nation columnist notes Nixon announces troop withdrawal and a wartime lecture to Hanoi while insisting on free elections under international supervision. The piece argues the plan echoes 1954 Geneva promises, ignores Asian political realities, and would require Saigon participation, reducing impact of a 35,000 troop drawdown and draft pause.
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Hanoi
South Vietnam
Nixon
National Liberation Front
Geneva
Vietnam
Joint Commission
Saigon
NLF
Washington
White House
Paris
Varro Fertilizer Plant Aims to Turn NYC Garbage
A Brooklyn site at Varick Avenue and Ten Eyck Street hosts Ecology Inc and a $7.2 million plan to process 150 tons of New York City garbage daily into fertilizer. developer Varro Jr envisions growth to 300 tons next year and possibly 1,000 tons later, with VARRO PELLETS or VARROSHRED terms gaining traction among locals and supporters.
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NATO
Brooklyn
Varick Ave
Ten Eyck St
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Stephen Varro, Jr
Ecology, Inc
New York City
New York
Varro
Manhattan College
Florida
Environmental Protection
Merrill Eisenbud
Washington Tonight TV Highlights Mix Politics and Parody
A spoof filled schedule mocks Washington live with BOSSIE starring Guernsey and J. B. Astor van Doorn as a farm drama unfolds. Witty segments feature Secretary Kis Singer on foreign policy and the Nixon era, plus oddball mock game shows and satire across channels.
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Washington
Los Angeles
Little Willie
J. B. Astor van Doorn
Bessie
Russell Long
Senate Finance Committee
Senator Long
Channel 6
Winton Blount
Clifford Hardin
Maurice Stans
Channel 10
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Mr. Kissinger
Channel 2
Double Standard Haynsworth Ethical Lapse Scrutinized
A column argues Sen Robert Griffin pushes a two standard approach to judicial ethics in Haynsworth confirmation hearings. It compares Fortas and Haynsworth, notes Fortas repaid $20,000 and resigned amid ethics questions, while Haynsworth faced disclosures about a vending company tied to cases before the court. The piece calls for a single public standard and stronger Senate inquiry into Haynsworth’s dealings and potential conflicts of interest.
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Robert Griffin
Rmich
Abe Fortas
Clement Haynsworth
Supreme Court
Warren Court
Haynsworth
Fortas
Ofortas
Louis Wolfson
Securities and Exchange Commission
Len
Griffin
Court of Appeals
John Mitchell
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Law and Order
Controlling Nuclear Energy Letter to the Editor
William A. Pryor of Louisiana State University argues nuclear power’s risks must be weighed against fossil fuel pollution. He states reactors offer clean, economical power while social concerns require long term control as environmental safeguards are debated.
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Neil L. Clemons
Monticello
Minn
William A. Pryor
Dept. of Chemistry
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
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Bennington Banner
Wall Street Journal
By Tom Wicker
New York Times News Service
By Catharine C. Foster
Pennsylvania
Premier Kosygin
Tricia
Kosygin
Frank J. Shakespeare Jr
USIA
Motion Pictures
Capitol Entertainment
Washington Wonder Boys
House of Representatives
Mel Laird
Air Force Procurement
Mel
Lewis Hershey
Dumb
Rufus Dumb
Federal Communications Commission
Channel 5
Gramps
Billy Jud
State Department
Republican Party
Minnie
Communist
China
Foreign Service
Captain Kinkajoy
Mr. Asphalt
Channel 24
Frank Mankiewicz
Wolfson
the Corporation
Wall Street
Carroll G
Killen
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