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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The text reflects on General de Gaulle's abrupt political decline after the 1969 referendum on decentralization. It notes his perilous decade, the weak substantive stakes of the proposed changes, and the public’s opportunity to rebuke his leadership without crisis. It contrasts his controversial moves with a lasting legacy as a pivotal figure in World War II and postwar French power, while questioning the cost of his policies.
Sec Finch confronts strong AMA opposition to his choice of Dr John H Knowles as undersecretary of health. Dr Edward Annis and allies mobilize against Knowles for his liberal health care stance while Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen pledges to block. Nixon’s stance will test his commitment to Health reform amid pressure from the right.
A reader in The Banner questions zoning fairness after noting a permit denial for a 12 by 60 foot mobile home on Safford Street. He references Mt Anthony officials considering mobile classrooms near the high school and argues for equal treatment for all.
The Bennington Rotary Club's backing helped the 19th annual Model General Assembly of the United Nations, held last weekend at Plymouth State College in Plymouth New Hampshire. Sponsored by Plymouth State College International Relations Club with Rotary districts 785 and 787, delegates gained insight into global affairs and called the weekend rewarding and memorable.
The American Cancer Society fund drive nears close with volunteers unable to reach some homes. Contributions can be mailed to Armand Lampron of Vermont Bank & Trust or arranged by calling 442-5568. Patrick T. H. Gordon asks support for freeing 389 Korean War POWs in China and urges state legislators and Senatorial action to move liberation bills.
Russell Baker argues that campus radicals resemble Puritans, using moral fervor and guilt as tools. The piece contrasts leftist tactics with historical Puritan zeal, noting anti pleasure, censorship, and a rhetoric of salvation across colleges. It frames the New Left as a mass movement driven by guilt and moral self righteousness rather than Nazism or fascism.
The piece blasts campus unrest as a revival of Puritan totalitarianism, likening hysteria to witch hunts. It argues Washington’s anti youth fervor misreads the era, framing it as a distorted political phenomenon rather than alien rebellion.
Cesar Chavez and the Farm Workers Union highlight farm worker protections while California grape growers face a nationwide boycott. Defense Department purchases of table grapes surge, shipping over 2 million pounds to Vietnam in six months and an estimated 4 million by July, amid dwindling domestic sales and price pressure.
Book review of William Gargan memoir recounts his laryngeal cancer, laryngectomy and voice recovery. It chronicles his Broadway and stage career, early theater life in Brooklyn, and his later work as a cancer crusader touring to lift patient spirits. Gargan stresses hope, medical advances, and open discussion to encourage timely doctor visits.
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