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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner notes that Congress, under pressure from the education lobby, expanded the fiscal year aid to education by almost 1 billion dollars. The plan preserves education funding despite a prior White House proposed cut and includes a controversial 400 million dollar increase in impacted aid.
The revamped education bill increases funding by 180 million for slum schools, 110 million for school libraries, and 131 million for vocational education. It restores a Nixon proposed cut to the student loan program and adds funds for handicapped education and public libraries, arguing the measure meets national needs despite cost.
A letter to The Banner argues Bulova chief General Omar Bradley failed to persuade Detroit automakers to make clocks standard in cars. He notes clocks were cheap in the 1920s but auto timepieces faded with electric models, while luxury lines like Rolls Royce still struggle with timing. The author urges Detroit to add accurate clocks alongside horsepower.
The excerpt blends sermons and commentary citing population growth, biblical prophecy, and a call to appreciate the current age marked by space achievement. It references Herbert Post Jr and Orville Prescott opinions, with quotes on human progress and faith guiding dialogue.
James Reston argues the public is distracted by moon landings and Nixon’s world tour while real issues like Vietnam taxes welfare and defense spending go under debate. Gardner outlines priorities and urges scrutiny of $184 billion in annual government outlays including defense and infrastructure.
Whitney Young and other leaders say Nixon’s promises on black capitalism have not materialized, while private industry steps in. Pan Am funds a Harlem street academy teaching 29 dropouts, earning graduates access to the Academy of Transition and potential scholarships. GM and GE support black entrepreneurs and management training, illustrating voluntary action filling gaps left by government.
A discussion sparked by Dr Arthur Jensen's Harvard Educational Review claim that black people have lower average IQs than whites, with critics arguing social and economic factors drive gaps. The piece notes Afro-Americans' mixed ancestry, questions genetics, and foresees reading and education improving over generations.
United Press International reports Conservatives backing State Sen. John J. Marchi plan a major shift in the New York Republican Party. They may gain 30 percent of the state convention vote by 1970, impacting Rockefeller’s renomination. Democrats split over Lindsay vs Procaccino as Chisholm and Samuels back Lindsay, while party leaders weigh patronage and 1970 battles.
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