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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece counters fears of a postwar slump and cites Walter W. Heller who predicts new peacetime programs and rising federal revenues. It discusses the need for reforming housing, transit, and pollution controls, plus space exploration, funded by growth and reduced defense spending.
The Dorset correspondent Mrs Rose Lindley Kent, longtime Banner writer, died Friday at a local nursing home her humor and reminiscences from Bennington Dorset Manchester and Williamstown were beloved The column notes unusually early spring warmth in Bennington area with outdoor gatherings and Easter dinners An extensive weather remark predicts possible blizzard return and questions spring duration Vermont spring outsized by southern envy Governor Rockefeller’s weak primaries cited Nixon dominant in both states prompting question if Vermont Republicans lean more liberal than national trends
U S intelligence flags North Korea planning a second front in Asia to trap 50,000 U S troops along the 38th parallel as Soviets rush arms and advisers into the regime. Kim Il Sung protests as U S air power and military shipments surge to South Korea amid Vietnam fighting.
The Stratton Conservation Society warns of ecological and health risks from proposed Vermont atomic energy plants. It urges precautionary measures, closed cooling systems, and full research before any radiation or thermal pollution is permitted, citing impact on Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut fisheries and life.
A letter to The Banner advocates Kennedy over LBJ, while U.S. officials flag South Korea’s growing militia under Park Chung Hee. The new militia, called the second army, begins amid North Korea threats and involves hundreds of local units, with Park arguing it will counter infiltrations and a recent Pueblo seizure. Park’s past includes a court martial and a death sentence for alleged communist links, later reversed, and his coup in 1961.
A review of Harold L. Petersons The Book of the Continental Soldier noting the evolution of warfare from bayonets to rifles, early artillery limits, and the Crucial role of regulars and militia in the American Revolution. It highlights spiking guns, Negro regiments, medical practices, and the book's rich illustrations and sources.
New York State politics feature W A Harriman, 77, serving as ambassador at large and Johnson’s envoy to future Hanoi talks. The piece traces his career from Moscow to Albany, noting his Democratic ties, Tammany Hall links, and his reputation as a leading negotiator with Communists.
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