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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Vermont Governor Philip Hoff backs Senator Eugene McCarthy for the Democratic nomination, citing McCarthy’s pledge to end the Vietnam War and shift policy toward peace. Hoff argues the endorsement could encourage others to act and push the convention toward a platform to end the conflict.
In Washington three days ago Hubert Humphrey told college students that youth focus on Vietnam is driven by broader domestic concerns. He argued that activists fight the war while pressing for social reform at home, noting the fiscal toll of Vietnam complicates domestic needs. He appeared uneasy when reporters attended.
Humphrey campaign aides urge party unity at the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Chicago and push McCarthy to release delegates bound to him. A two-part effort includes a unity letter from Harris and Mondale and a contrasting anti-McCarthy packet for media along with notes on legally bound Massachusetts and Oregon delegates.
North Bennington resident Mrs Paul Feeley adds to Miss Patricia Beck’s Aug 13 letter in The Banner, denouncing Cushman Co factory noise and soot fallout as a local disgrace on par with Walloomsac pollution from Vermont Tissue Co, noting economic justification is doubtful.
John J. DeVito of Bennington urges hiring The Banner’s traffic expert as a consultant to the village trustees to solve traffic control and circulation problems.
A Vermont opinion piece warns that the Southern Vermont deer herd is collapsing due to overgrazed ranges and political interference. It urges placing herd management in the Fish and Game Department, cutting a large surplus of deer each fall, and ending political opposition to professional wildlife science to protect hunting and local economies.
Washington notes pressure from Kennedy loyalists bolstering McGovern with Secret Service protection and staff. Polls and defections reveal Kennedy influence fading amid McGovern’s antiwar platform push and mounting doubt about Kennedy succession in a volatile presidential year.
A Burlington Free Press item notes a humorist quote where a scientist describes a substance that degrades when exposed to light and pairs it with a politician's wry remark about reputations. The exchange is presented as a light, cultural snippet from the era.
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