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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1974

Page

5

Senate call for equal oil costs hits Vermont needs

A Vermont focus piece notes Senator urges the Federal Energy Administration to adopt policies that equalize crude oil costs and petroleum product prices across regions. The aim is lower heating oil and energy costs for New England, with Vermont benefiting most while all Americans gain against inflation. The senator pledges to pursue adequate supplies before winter.

Vermont Federal Energy Administration New England Northeast Congress United States

Noted Poet Robert Frost To Read In Cole Hall

Robert Frost, longtime Shaftsbury resident and Amherst College faculty member, will give a reading from his poetry at Cole Hall. The article also notes accidents in Manchester Depot, a unionization vote by Looking Back printing department, and local crime and community news in Bennington and Pownal, Vermont.

Robert Frost Shaftsbury Amherst College Cole Hall Robert Mattison Fred Richards Manchester Depot Worthy Inn Manchester Mattison Erwin Wilcox Wilcox

Charitable deficits and government bills in a satirical tale

George and Martha review a cascade of bills from the CIA Arabs and White House, debating payments and tax deductions as they joke about charity. A $120 million government credit surprises them while meat and farm bills loom, prompting grim humor about budgets and influence.

George Martha CIA Greece Cyprus Chile White House Pan American Lockheed Penn Central Agriculture Department Ways and Means Committee House of Representatives

Public service and honesty in public life

Quotes on homicide risk and public probity from Arnold Barnett MIT and Daniel Rose New York Times emphasize that public life demands openness. Adlai Stevenson notes Americans prefer comforting news over facts, highlighting tension between idealized and real outcomes.

Daniel Rose New York City New York Times

Pardons Power Debate Spreads From Nixon Case

Senator Ervin, objecting in the Senate, questions Ford's Nixon pardon. The Denton Record-Chronicle notes the idea that presidential clemency can absolve sin without repentance, contrasting it with divine pardon.

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