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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner, published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont, outlines editorial content and policy for the newspaper.
A Moscow outdoor art exhibit is broken up by party thugs using bulldozers while in Charleston West Virginia parents and clergy push to ban textbooks. Newsmen covering both events are attacked. The incidents reveal striking parallels in censorship and cultural insularity across regimes.
A Vermont GOP fundraiser at Patrick Gym aims to net about $60,000 with a $50 per plate gala featuring President Ford for Massachusetts party support, while Democrat critics argue inter-state dining squabbles distract from real campaign issues and candidate differences.
Tuesday’s bond vote in the Bennington School District shows voters prioritizing education over controversy. The plan addresses overcrowding in the Bendi building, with praise for faculty, administration, and the community turnout that supported a reasonable solution.
Edwin A. Colvin of Shaftsbury thanks 115 signers of his Independent petition for town representative and argues state filing rules blocked two Independents. He chose to run as a Republican, pledging reform of Miller education funding and protection of high mountain waters, questioning clerk actions and primary election laws.
Profiles from the Past recount Vermont waterway history from Champlain navigation to the Erie Canal era. It covers Champlain Canal 1823 opening, Vermont vessel trade, Fulton’s Vermont steamship 1809, 14 steamers built 1809-1842, Ticonderoga’s museum status, Connecticut River navigation attempts, Bellows Falls canals, and the shift to railroads ending river traffic.
The Bennington County Democratic Committee defends its Sept. 16 fundraiser in Bennington Vermont, noting local support and minimal costs. Emma Harwood thanks Mt Anthony Country Club Paul Snow and Tommy Dean for hosting and details where proceeds will be spent locally. The letter defends the dinner against criticisms by Bob Gilroy and emphasizes community sourcing and local spending.
Quotes from Rev. Andrew M. Greeley, former Treasury secretary George Shultz, John Kenneth Galbraith, and UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim discuss declining church attendance, economic woes, public trust, and looming global food shortages. The remarks touch on Protestant Catholic trends and the need for sustained international action.
A new group Vermonters for Amnesty announces public speaking efforts to promote unconditional amnesty for those penalized over conscientious resistance to the Indochina War. The letter invites dialogue with opposing views and provides contact details in Stockbridge Pittsford Vermont.
In a letter to The Banner, Michael Parents argues Ford pardoned Nixon to shield the ruling elite rather than Nixon. He claims the pardon aims to end the independent investigation of high crimes, linking Nixon to broader scandals and suggesting powerful figures fear exposure. The letter cites Rockefeller and industry payoffs as motive. Wall Street Journal
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