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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
A former CIA analyst testifies that Vietnam troop estimates were altered to fit Washington’s war narrative, not to mislead the enemy. The deception helped trigger Tet 1968 shocks and eroded homefront trust. The piece critiques the CIA’s entanglement with politics and urges nonpartisan intelligence reporting to policymakers.
A retrospective look costs, benefits, and tensions from Vermont pari mutuel racing since 1960. The Green Mountain Race Track at Pownal reshaped the town, economy, and politics, sparking alarms, claims of crime, and debates over gambling profits and state revenue.
A columnist scorns overzealous civil rights critics and ACLU protests against aging art and religious symbols. He ridicules claims about Columbus natives and mocks limits on faculty church ties while defending constitutional values and questioning the role of religion in public life. He quips about Jefferson, prayer, and money’s constitutional status.
A narrator recounts resisting social pressure to buy a fuel efficient car in 1969 70s. He weighs costs of staying with a gas guzzler vs a small gas sipper comparing yearly expenses 2000 vs 1100 while friends upgrade. On Nantucket Mobil cuts premium gas causing engine troubles. The piece ends with a jogger bearing a 100 per cent Lead Free badge amid traffic and pollution.
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