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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner weighs a long GM strike with no villains or heroes, noting inflation drives the impasse and critics blame Lyndon Johnson for escalation in Vietnam. The piece warns the flare of conflict will ripple through the economy as the nation heads into uncertain economic times.
Detroit faces rising cheap foreign car sales as inflation erodes wage ceilings. UAW seeks 26 cent catch-up pay and rejects limits for future cost of living clauses, while GM warns of a 45 percent rise in labor costs over three years. Analysts urge national policy to curb inflation rather than bargaining confrontation.
A Vermont resident recalls press reports about financing St. Lawrence River hydroelectric power for Vermont. The proposal would issue a 2 percent state bond attached to a $10 million Central Vermont Public Service bond to fund a grid, with bonds exchanged for electric company stock and a 25 percent rate cut for households. Figures include 37 Vermont state bank associations and public officials backing the plan, which CVPS and Albert Cree rejected.
A reader argues for accountability in welfare spending and laments higher living costs while some recipients reportedly earn more on welfare than hardworking locals. The letter urges job options, cites family dignity, and questions public power investments and grid control, calling for action to conserve energy and oppose radioactive pollution.
A compact editorial roundup covers skyjacking amid desert airstrip build speeds, GASP urging FTC action against Edison Electric Institute for alleged false green advertising, and Vice President Agnew's Las Vegas speech condemning drug culture while critiquing other moral double standards.
A contrast between idealized untouched beaches and crowded real shores. The writer recalls a Brittany beach with heavy crowds and "ambre solaire" aromas, then muses that scenery alone does not satisfy, as golf and money-driven pleasures fill life.
The speaker reflects on creation and harmony, praising divine artistry in nature and in Vermont. They claim God would grant creatures their desires, praising resplendent finishing touches and balance. The verse centers on beauty, majesty, and the state’s grandeur as a divine canvas.
A long critical piece argues against nuclear reactor risks near Vernon, noting propaganda by power companies and the Atomic Energy Commission. It cites genetic harm, radiation risks, and inevitability of pollution, urging caution amid Vernon’s potential Yankee Atomic plant. It reflects on local politics, history with the Dunklee family, and calls for accountability.
Washington reports Prime Minister Golda Meir plans a hard line mirroring Nixon's cold war stance. The clash risks portraying Israel as abandoning cease-fire gains while Nixon seeks peace moves and seeks to avoid a Soviet-backed expansion in the Middle East.
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