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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1969
Page
4
Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
President Nixon creates a citizens' commission to study scrapping the draft in favor of an all volunteer force. The piece argues civilian control should top military power, criticizes mercenary fears, notes voluntary forces once were democratic, and contends full cost would curb military spending and pressure reform.
Dwight Eisenhower, a general and former president, dies and is laid to rest in Kansas. The essay recalls his warnings on military power, his era, and the fading farm boy myth as the nation moves beyond the old pastoral ideal. It notes his unique rise from farm boy to the country’s highest office and the shift to urban challenges in the decades after his era.
Mountain Chatter recalls a mostly ordinary day filled with small mishaps from broken breakfast eggs to a stubborn vacuum. A snowshoeing excursion reveals a peaceful woods scene before a bold weasel appears at the kitchen window, the author deciding the creature is welcome as long as the mice population holds.
The Banner urges Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp to answer raised questions on environmental and health costs of low level radioactive waste. It notes public worry over a fast-breeder reactor planned at Easton New York and calls for substantive replies and public discussion from utilities.
The Vermont House approved the new minimum wage law at 1.60 dollars per hour with a federal wage guideline tie-in, Bennington County deputies backing the measure. Rep. R. Marshall Witten initially opposed the federal tie-in but later supported the majority. he said he supports the wage increase but has reservations about the federal linkage. The note also honors St. Francis de Sales School Grade 5 and 6 CYO champions and criticizes the Irasburg night-rider shooting handling, urging reform and vigilance against racial prejudice in policing.
A series of letters discusses town village cooperation, a monthly plenary session, and saving taxpayers money. Barbara Geer praises improved dialogue among trustees selectmen and urges continued unity. John J Heks offers a political candidate picking analogy and cautions honesty. Rock R Rogers promotes cleanliness with a community broom campaign. Arthur A Mooney urges support for secret primary ballot and invites attendance at a Newport hearing on April 3.
The Es Salt attack on six trucks and an old taxi by Israeli forces leaves 18 dead, many not Fedayeen, illustrating a regional trap. King Hussein warns compromise is necessary but fragile while Fedayeen resistance grows. The piece links the Jordanian crisis to broader tensions and risks of escalation.
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