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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner runs editorials reflecting the paper's stance on local issues. Published by Banner Publishing Corporation from 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont, the daily paper furnishes opinions and commentary.
The piece argues Nixon’s world tour signals a shift toward disengagement from direct U S military intervention in Asia. It notes a tentative new doctrine urging Asians to solve their problems without American force, while warning the president may waver in a future crisis and revert to interventionism.
Vermont lawmakers consider tax relief as Rep. John Hancock of Hardwick proposes reducing the sales tax from three to two percent or exempting home fossil fuels. Support favors a straight rate cut over expanding exemptions, arguing a rate drop is fair and simpler if revenue is excessive.
The Putnam Square cynic doubts the moon landing, hints the footsteps were from a tractor. Mars photos may be faked with a moth-eaten tennis ball as subject. A shopper laments maxi coats arriving, fearing Paris fashion trends. Vermont sports clubs merge to form Hale Mountain Fish and Game Club, signaling a united conservation focus.
A Washington column argues that most political announcements about not running for president are olds. Readers should skip such non news and focus on events like airliner hijackings or hurricanes. The piece urges selective reading to save time for substantial work and classic literature.
Whitney Young criticizes federal efforts to promote black capitalism as muddled by agency fights over prestige. He highlights Dr Thomas Matthew’s NEGRO organization with Interfaith Hospital and subsidiaries that manufacture for hospitals, textiles, and consumer markets, including dresses for Miriam Makeba. The piece details tensions with contracts the NEGRO group says it won as low bidder and its planned mini factory near the Capitol to prove NEGRO’s capability to supply the DoD.
The piece ventriloquizes about baby food politics as two main firms defend adding salt MSG and sugar to strained carrots and peas. A speaker laments the scene noting infants swallow little and parents steer meals while critics worry about additives.
In a letter to The Banner, the writer applauds Senator Aiken for questioning large ABM spending while nuclear subs are scarce. The piece cites Admiral Rickover on converting light water reactors to breeder reactors, criticizes the LMFR, rejects projected electricity shortages, and promotes coal plants with pollution controls and the Dickie Lincoln hydro project. It also advocates importing Canadian hydro power from Labrador to provide affordable, clean energy.
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