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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
A Bennington editorial poll by local volunteers shows Eugene McCarthy as the Democrats’ first choice, with Kennedy close behind. Republicans favor Nixon, while Rockefeller’s appeal to independents and GOP moderates is noted as a potential hurdle for the Nixon ticket. Humphrey trails Kennedy and McCarthy, and the poll hints at shifts as candidates campaign.
Bennington residents discuss the 1968 contest with McCarthy gaining ground since December. Kennedy draws fire for wealth and ambition, Humphrey remains tied to Johnson policies. Indiana results could shift momentum, with McCarthy posing a late convention upset risk.
Former Rep. Jim Wallace praised the special legislative session called by Gov. Hoff as potentially productive. He backed a referendum on a constitutional convention, tax relief for the elderly, more state office space, and supported government reorganization plans ignored by lawmakers last winter.
Area fishermen prepare for opening weekend with rods and reels as 50,000 rice trout are released by the local hatchery. Arlington joins a drive against junked cars, aiming to clear Southern Vermont of junkers by summer.
Boston columnist examines how the Indiana debate challenge by Gene McCarthy signals strategic rifts among McCarthy Kennedy and Humphrey. It analyzes Johnson’s stance and possible shifts of support to Humphrey or McCarthy as the race for the Democratic nomination unfolds.
Phillips from Bennington argues May car inspections will punish workers as rust from road salt worsens aging vehicles. He suggests alternatives from bicycles to horses, mocks licensure, and proposes using sand instead of salt to reduce rust while noting the strain on finances and Main Street traffic.
Letters raise alarm over Gov Hoff proposing to bring 400 Negro children from New York ghettos into Vermont schools and colleges. Readers fear social disruption, while others defend open discussion on sex education and oppose police shoot-on-sight measures as a remedy to urban unrest.
NORTH BENNINGTON remembers childhood birthday parties with London Bridge games and simple joys. The piece contrasts old time amusements with modern noise and youth culture, reflecting on nostalgia, aging, and the shifting pace of life.
In 1959 W E B Du Bois received the Lenin Peace Prize and in 1961 announced his Communist party enrollment. Banner notes on page 5 April 17 that a Great Barrington memorial to Du Bois has NAACP national endorsement, while Martin Luther King Jr. warned against claims of Communist infiltration of the civil rights movement.
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