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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1973
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Two documents on National Forests released this week split along aims. One panel backed doubling timber harvests, aligning with Nixon’s stance, while a New England study proposed four management areas for timber, recreation, and access, sparking concern over profit motives and broader values like wildlife and solitude. The divergence highlights a long running debate over forest use and public versus private interests.
A ABA Ford Foundation backed Shreveport Plan pilots prepaid legal services funded by earnings deductions. Subscribers choose lawyers for advice or representation with fund covering fees, aiming to broaden access for middle income families. Programs in Los Angeles New Jersey Connecticut explore statewide rollout. Potential benefits real estate advice fraud prevention. risks include court congestion and petty litigation.
Vermont Fish and Game commissioner Edward F. Kehoe opposes importing non native species for a wildlife spectacle near Mt Holly and a plan to cage exotic animals in Tinmouth Rutland County. He warns such schemes exploit animals and Vermonters would bear the burden of out of staters wallets and distorted sport.
The narrator recalls annual fall rituals in Vermont farming life. He describes geese, maples, and the old practice of carrying young pullets home under arms to warm them, contrasts diversified farming with milk focus, and reflects on memory, season, and enduring purpose through winter.
In Westminster on March 13 1775 angry farmers seized the courthouse as New York Sheriff Patterson and Tory forces attacked. William French, nearly 22, was shot and died. the mob freed prisoners and court adjourned amid wrecked benches and rising tensions. The event ended New York rule in the Grants, with further bloodshed and a burial at Westminster.
Ben Rolston of East Dorset writes to The Banner praising Hunter Eu of Taiwan Tourism Bureau for his park studies at Emerald Lake and Gifford Woods, his slide program at Tamarack Notch Camp, and his dedication to wildlife preservation and national parks in Taiwan.
Nixon clings to power as Watergate hearings resume amid cabinet trials and possible indictments. The piece recalls Dean's testimony on Nixon's knowledge of the cover up and assesses public reactions from Wall Street Journal and Newsweek. It questions the president's coping strategy and discusses executive privilege and court involvement.
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