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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1969
Page
4
Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
South Vietnam appoints Gen Tran Thien Khiem as premier to replace Huong, signaling a hardening Saigon line. Thieu aims to broaden government but the new cabinet risks limited reforms amid economic chaos, inflation, and corruption. Washington ties the move to tougher war posture and stalled Paris talks.
Secretary Volpe urged a dedicated mass transit trust fund funded by related tax revenues, matching the highway model, to guarantee steady funding. President Nixon proposed a $10 billion 12 year program relying on annual Congress appropriations, risking funding gaps and urban officials’ dismay.
An editor's note summarizes a reader letter praising Tansitor Electronics employees for pooling funds to support the Bennington Rescue Squad. The piece also notes inflation at local fairs with ride prices rising from a quarter to 35 cents, and a father's comment on the higher cost of a fair night with a child.
The West Point Mississippi Leader notes that brown pelicans are under threat from pesticide-contaminated fish along the Louisiana Texas and Florida coasts. Evidence suggests residues impair reproduction and none have bred in Louisiana for a decade, risking the state nickname Pelican State amid a broader environmental decline.
James Reston argues mutiny emerges from fear and loss in Vietnam as Company A of the 196th Light Infantry Brigade fights through bunkers in Songchang Valley. He frames Nixon’s withdrawal strategy as delaying tactic, risking more lives to manage political optics and university opposition, while questioning the war’s endgame and the soldiers’ fate.
Letters praise Tansitor Electronics female employees for weekly donations to the Bennington Rescue Squad, totaling over 250 since January. The writer urges others to follow the example, thanking the workers for their loyal generosity and noting the ongoing community support from the company.
CATHARINE C. FOSTER notes a rise in outdoor education with school conservation and recreation areas. Students and community members engage in Botany ecology and earth science during and after school, often building trails ponds and habitats. Projects link learning with recreation through hands on field work, photography and labeling of plant and animal life.
The piece argues accrediting associations wield monopoly power over colleges and universities, citing the Marjorie Webster Junior College case and Colorado Polytechnic as examples. It calls for reform, noting courts may curb overreach while urging experiment beyond formal accrediting controls.
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