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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sundays and holidays. Operated by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The piece argues Gerald Ford repeats Eisenhower era Vietnam policy by backing Saigon while Army aid is cut by Congress. It urges neutral stance toward Thieu backed by pressure to liberalize. It condemns Ford’s Chile policy subversion and calls for a full foreign policy review by Congress.
A domestic energy critique argues that while the Ford administration pursues cheap local energy, it neglects conservation. It urges a heavy tax on large fuel guzzlers and a gasoline tax to cut vehicle consumption, noting six million barrels daily go to transport and the import volume.
Jerry Graham president WGRG argues in a broadcast editorial that Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon within a month is a dismal chapter in law and justice. He claims Ford took the law into his own hands, bypassing due process and the special prosecutor.
The writer urges that a pardon cannot precede full disclosure of Watergate facts. Ending the case without truth would resemble a cover-up as egregious as Nixon's. The nation needs moral guidance from Congress, the courts, and the people to cleanse the national spirit.
The piece criticizes Ford for using embassies as party favors with political appointees like Shirley Temple Black in Ghana and Patrick Buchanan for South Africa. It argues this weakens the foreign service, cites Peter Flanigan’s Spain posting and the Ruth Farkas/Luxembourg case, and warns the pattern risks tarnishing the presidency and U.S. diplomacy.
A reader laments camper and vehicle damage around Sucker Pond near Bennington. Signs forbid camping, yet ruts and pollution threaten the water supply. The writer cites Camel's Hump damage and supports a plan to realign the Long Trail to steer foot traffic away from the pond, aiming to protect trees, water quality, and landscape.
A reader recalls Stratton Mountain development plans in the Act 250 era and praises Vermont environmental safeguards. The letter warns against repealing protections as real estate and logging interests vie for power, citing past actions by Gov Deane Davis and warnings from foresters about a Green Mountain National Forest area at Landgrove where logging was described as slaughtered.
A reader from Pownal laments logging in National Forests and urges proper forest management while promoting Constitution Week September 17 21. He argues salvaging salvaged wood is better than waste and stresses citizen vigilance in voting to defend the Constitution. Stephen Gangloff signs off.
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