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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201, excluding Sundays and holidays. The note records the paper's frequency and address.
The Department of Transportation links alcohol to half of about 50,000 highway deaths annually, yet political reality blocks strict controls. Breathalyzer checks exist in Britain and show promise, but a system separating drinking from driving without curtailing freedoms remains elusive. Half measures persist as states rely on penalties and limited prevention despite 25,000 yearly lives at stake.
The Burlington Free Press notes editorials on the Republican National Convention and Mrs Consuelo Bailey’s no nonsense roll call style. It previews Bennnington Battle Day weekend events and parade plans and cautions about highway traffic and water use as fall approaches, urging public support and road bypass signage.
Washington analysis notes Nixon’s skilled political craft and flawless press conference performance at the convention. It highlights a divided GOP with Rockefeller on the left and Reagan on the right, suggesting split opposition aided Nixon’s near-term advantage. The piece compares Nixon’s temperament to Roosevelt and Eisenhower, stressing warmth as a governing asset.
The 1968 GOP platform, hidden sleepers under public controversy over Vietnam and crime, includes draft reform and a 40 hour week. Dirksen shapes the platform while Nixon and Rockefeller seek unity, with Thurmond’s attacks signaling sharp court and crime stances for the fall campaign.
A columnist extols warm water species over trout highlighting bass pike and perch as sturdy, self-sustaining and tasty. Notes bass hatcheries once considered but self-sustaining populations in clean waters prevail. Vermont offers top pike fishing near Lake Champlain with walleye also present. advocates keeping waters clean to grow pan fish populations.
The author argues the 1964 Goldwater era Republican base fades at the Miami Beach convention, replaced by media savvy pragmatism and a focus on image repair. He cites Nixon Rockefeller Reagan as part of the new normalcy and notes scant Catholic, Jewish, or Black representation, predicting the public will judge by the new politics of comfort and media saturation.
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