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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues Democrats face deep disarray on the eve of their convention with Johnson’s hard line on Vietnam, Humphrey’s fragile hold, and McCarthy wing criticisms. It notes Chicago security tensions and GOP leverage, warning the party’s prospects look bleak as Nixon looms in a fractured field.
Editor notes Gov Hooff proposes Vermont districts accept ghetto youths for the next school year mirroring New York Harlem program. Superintendents balk over tuition funding and prospects look dim. Bennington has yet to contribute. Playboy’s lurid take on Bennington College girls contrasts with other magazine portrayals.
The Sun Oil Co agrees to remove tall high rise signs at service stations along interstates in Vermont, restoring brand signs at exits. Officials say removal cleans the landscape and will draw tourists while state notices direct traffic to Sunoco stations. Democrats claim readiness to manage a Nixon bid, hinting at Cook County vote counts.
The piece surveys US Soviet tensions after the Czech crisis, arguing that Czechoslovakia's fate may harden demands for expanded arms spending and ABM deployment. It cites Anatoly Dobrynin and Dean Rusk, notes McNamara's assessment of Soviet capabilities, and warns of a push toward a garrison state and intensified East West competition.
The author recalls confrontations with raccoons woodchucks and other country varmints that raid crops and seed. He shares tactics including an electric fence deer guarding and rifle considerations while noting deer fawns and evolving pest pressures alongside anecdotes about birds mice and cats. The piece shifts to a separate note on McNamara describing mutual influence of US and Soviet strategic postures and the futility of ABM systems in the nuclear arms race.
Quotes from New York Mayor John V Lindsay and AFL CIO President George Meany emphasize that lawful dissent should replace lawless protest and that equal opportunity remains more policy than practice. They argue unions must do more to curb racial prejudice within ranks.
The piece argues that President Johnson and the Democratic leadership have mismanaged the Vietnam conflict, losing touch with young Americans by pursuing a morally ambiguous, inconsistent war. It cites Mayor Sam Yorty and calls for a transparent, shared sacrifice and decisive action.
Humor Duke Ducoff, Mia mi Beach convention hall manager, was summoned during proceedings to address overlooked waste baskets on the rostrum but could not enter the hall due to missing credentials he had supervised. A golf enthusiast, famed for cheating, marked a zero on his scorecard after a hole in one.
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