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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Office of Economic Opportunity reports seven million Americans left poverty in three years and 12 million benefited overall. Whites dropped from 14 to 10 percent below poverty. non whites fell from 47 to 35 percent. Critics note spread thin funding and urban gaps, but the program pioneered preschool for deprived children and legal aid while stressing maximum participation by the poor.
Editor notes urge Park Street sidewalk completion and a traffic light at Park and County to improve safety for students and pedestrians. DAR chapter praised for 75th birthday. Opinions on local bank facade decor differ among residents. Col Ray Murray and Bob Cummings show bipartisanship on public issues. Teens from Bennington and North Adams urged to cooperate on recreation needs. Sports editor Ed Bowmaker celebrated as he travels in a red convertible.
Satchel Paige, once snubbed by organized baseball for being Black, is signed by the Atlanta Braves through 1969 at an age estimated between 62 and 70. He will advise pitchers and may pitch, a move praised as a heartening development in a sport not known for such spirit. The Braves, while not pennant winners on the field, are seen as champions in front office.
New York, The Trial by interrogation of Hubert Humphrey over Vietnam decisions peaks as liberal party leaders press him. He seeks peace talks defense while party divisions threaten unity and a Nixon victory. Humphrey vows to win the nomination despite internal rifts and neutrality from Washington. He battles fatigue, maneuvers for delegates, and fears a party fracture in a pivotal convention season.
A travel diary blends wildlife sights on Lake Naivasha Kenya with a weekend Keekerok Lodge visit for a Somali president’s conference with Kenya’s leaders. It notes Masai dances, Nairobi parties, and the tension around Chicago the convention city, including potential unrest and political maneuvering.
Robert C. Morse argues that enduring life rests on affection duty and sacrifice and questions whether evolution alone can forge noble civilization He urges mature guidance of the young and calls for educated leadership to pursue slow steady reform with broad responsibility for both parties and a peaceful world framework
In a push for a short term fix to growing jet travel delays, the piece argues for routing private business planes away from major hubs like Kennedy LaGuardia Newark and Chicago O'Hare to smaller fields. It cites private flight shares at key airports and proposes priority ports for planes carrying 100 or more passengers to relieve congestion while awaiting eight years for new airports and runways.
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