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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The essay argues that major civil rights gains followed dramatic protests and the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. It urges Congress to pass housing and civil rights protections and calls for radical attitude changes and nonviolent reform to end a century of oppression. It commends following King's doctrine of love, peace, and brotherhood.
The column notes editor Alan Sophrin will stop writing his weekly piece after taking a state job. He may contribute book reviews or specials later. Readers recall his seven years of commentary on war civil rights and welfare with irony and insight. The piece also mentions popcorn wagon returns on Bennington Main Street and Republican hopefuls Oakes and Davis urging a constitutional convention, while House Speaker Mallary resists urgency. A quip defines a statesman as a politician who didn’t get caught.
The piece argues Lyndon Johnson acted as a seasoned political pro by stepping back from 1968 race planning, reshaping Democratic dynamics as Hartke and McCarthy foresaw a shift. It notes Johnson’s Vietnam policies and peace gestures alter Kennedy and McCarthy positions, while Nixon’s delay signals the era's pause and Republican leverage.
In Sunderland the sugaring season winds down as voices of spring rise with sap buckets and birds. The piece traces how native practices gave way to mechanization, from oil-fired arches to power drills and bacteria-control pills, while noting maple sweetness evolved from staple to luxury and sugar-on-snow can appear in June or July.
Final column of The Passing Scene reflects on three years of editorials in The Banner. The writer thanks readers, critiques state welfare modernization, housing reform, and Vietnam policy, urging broader Vermont leadership for peace and welfare dignity, then ends the Monday Mooner column.
A Bennington reader urges the Vermont legislature to grant tax relief for elderly residents and to prioritize their welfare over other measures. He cites high taxes and low wages, urges nonpartisan action, and recalls Vietnam era veteran concerns, ending with a quoted Time passage about Dien Bien Phu.
New York Governor Rockefeller faces a rookie path to shaping a personal stance on Vietnam as advisers warn that joining a GOP forum tour with other governors could cloud his individual image. The piece recalls Kennedy era forum tactics and warns of risks if a running mate oversteps.
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