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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation at 4265 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues public opinion polls influence voting and fund flows more than voters. It notes Nixon leads McGovern by about 34 percent with six weeks left, while polls face congressional scrutiny over data reporting. It asserts limiting campaign spending may curb poll impact more than regulating pollsters.
The Putnam Square Cynic jokes about Fred Hackett and the failed 1966 Canadian power purchase while Vermont faces high electric bills. Edith Beaumont recalls Groveside School moved to Old Bennington and nostalgia for local schooling amid rural decline. A 150 year old pay gap shows women earning far less than men, with protest scarce. Poisonous algae red tide triggers clam harvest quarantine driving economic trouble for clammers and clambake cancellations.
A Washington analysis traces Nixon era denials to a web of White House and Committee to Reelect officials tied to Watergate. It details a $350,000 secret fund, destroyed documents, wiretapping, and affidavits showing senior figures knew of the espionage, challenging Nixon's public statements and early investigations.
A colonial era column mocks the tea dumping as price-cut tyranny and questions the motives of European experts in American war policy. It highlights Sam Adams and John Hancock in the tea affair and sketches Benedict Arnold’s alleged betrayal as part of broader unrest.
Letter discusses open meetings versus press censorship. Herbert G Ogden argues public figures should face open scrutiny while reporters censor to fit space and deadlines. Proposes right of public and officials to review reports or publish official accounts alongside impressions.
A lengthy letter labels George McGovern a radical liberal and communist appeaser while criticising his fiscal and defense positions. The writer cites Meany of AFI CIO and a Sioux Falls Argus Leader editor to question McGovern’s record. Personal anecdotes follow about a Catskills job story and a salesman conversation.
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