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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1973
Page
4
Daily Bennington Banner is produced by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201, with publishing exceptions on Sundays and holidays.
Vermont Tomorrow Inc. appears alive under new executive director Peter Franchot after founder Robert S. Babcock Jr. disappeared. The group advocates recycling, population growth limits, fair utility rates, and land-use taxation while joining a new wave of lobbyists in the Vermont Statehouse.
The piece argues Agnew faces fair treatment from the public and press, not a guilty verdict, and notes his attempt to avoid legal process. It also discusses Donald Rumsfeld, a Nixon aide, whose political ambitions could be derailed by his White House ties and controversial associates.
The piece traces Robert Finch of California amid Nixon era turmoil. It notes Finch as a Watergate casualty, with Haldeman and Ehrlichman blocking his ascent, and his career wobbling from HEW to the White House. Polls show Finch trailing Cranston, his prospects damaged by Watergate while remaining a potential GOP candidate.
A Vermont bicentennial plan envisions a day trip rail and boat loop from Rutland to Montpelier with spurs to Manchester and North Bennington. The proposal, praised by the Vermont Bicentennial Commission and National Trust adviser Robert Burley, aims to draw tourists, cut car use, and celebrate both 1776 and 1876 railroad history. Citizens are urged to write Lt. Gov. John S. Burgess in Montpelier to back the idea.
Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz outlines a Nixon plan for minimal state involvement, predicting prices below recent peaks will spur production. He asserts U.S. farming can meet domestic and international demand, potentially improving the nation’s moral standing by linking food aid to a broader peace effort.
Letters critique Vermont bottle law insisting on clean bottles with Vermont 5 cent stickers. Wash risks sticker loss and storekeepers rejecting stickerless containers. Reader questions a solution amid press office responses and local controversy.
A critic argues The Bennington Banner and Rutland Herald misled readers about the Battick trial. The letter praises police professionalism, notes the defendant pleaded guilty to first degree murder and received a life sentence, and urges public confidence in law enforcement.
A Parade feature notes police departments adopting computer aided dispatch and automation. A night call depicts a burglar downstairs and a calm dispatcher directing the caller to stay put as an arriving squad car is promised to arrive promptly. Rip Taylor is cited as the source in Parade.
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