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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner, published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp holds editorial content from its Bennington, Vermont office. The item notes the newspaper’s address at 425 Main Street, Bennington, VT 05201.
A survey shows many Americans favor keeping churches out of social issues, though clergy push for engagement. The shift from 1957 indicates growing public intolerance for church involvement as issues like Vietnam and race intensify. Observers note congregants seek refuge from the world, while church leaders often act despite lay attitudes.
Editors warn Archconservative Emory Hebard may wreck the May special session with adjournment bids and two bills on schooling and a 2 percent sales tax. Vermont Democrats face a three way presidential split at town caucuses and the state convention, with Hoff favoring unity as McCarthy and Kennedy-Humphrey factions vie for delegates. The Vermont Education Association calls for starting teacher salaries at 8000 dollars, rising to 16000, signaling tax burdens ahead. the piece urges modest initial raises and larger raises for midcareer teachers.
A Washington report analyzes a February 1968 Communist Party journal piece titled The Battle for Black Liberation. It urges a new People’s party built on a broad coalition including antiwar, Negro, student and civil rights groups, reformers from Democrats and Republicans, and the newly organized poor.
A humorous tour through early airline advertising and brand dreams. The piece riffs on how the aviation age shaped travel marketing, naming airlines like Douglas, Alitalia, Iberia, Icelandic, Air France, Olympic, Ethiopian, SAS, Braniff, American, United, TWA, Pan American, and the mogul Howard Hughes. It notes slogans, promises, and quirks as travelers are enticed by glamor, routes, and novelty with caution on reliability and outcomes.
Boston observes a doubling of declared and undeclared hopefuls Nixon Kennedy McCarthy Lindsay Rockefeller Humphrey forming a six. The piece contrasts their backgrounds, strengths, and risks, noting pairs Nixon Humphrey McCarthy Rockefeller Kennedy Lindsay as potential matchups and predicting an electric, unsettled, dynamic primary season.
In Bennington, Dr. William Worthington urges a public apology after a fellow physician was malignantly marked for his humanitarian work. He calls for brotherhood across race and creed in a small community known for sacrifice and freedom, stressing compassion for the healing arts and national unity.
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