McCarthy Seeks Columbia University Presidency
Chicago based report details Senator Eugene McCarthy’s behind the scenes bid to head Columbia University after his White House bid. It notes pay and perks, potential backers among trustees, and risks from a divided Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor party and a looming 1970 election. McCarthy’s lack of administrative experience is emphasized as a major question.
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Columbia University
McCarthy
Grayson Kirk
White House
Columbia
University
Congress
Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Democratic Farmer-Labor Party
Minnesota
War Department
Truman
New York
Lindsay
Arthur Schlesinger
Robert Kennedy
Schlesinger
ADA
House
Bennington Banner Publication Details
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
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Banner Publishing Corporation
Main Street
Bennington
Vermont
Sling Shot in the Nuclear Age Editorials
Editorial argues small nations gain leverage in the nuclear era. It cites Cuba and Southeast Asia conflicts, praises Czechoslovakia's defiance of the Kremlin, and notes Prague’s leaders remain in power after Soviet occupation. The piece warns hard-liners in Washington and Moscow to heed the new latitude of small states.
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United States
Cuba
Europe
Kremlin
David-and-Goliath
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Svoboda
Communist Party
Dubcek
Prague
Cernik
Washington
Last Holiday and the Labor Day Reflections
A reflective piece on Labor Day marking summer’s end and the start of school. It notes fashion fades like straw hats, campaign kicks, and the Mackinac Bridge shut for travel as a long weekend ends. It laments that some travelers may not return to work Tuesday.
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Mackinac Bridge
Upper Michigan
United States
Canada
Electric cars of the past and present mirrored in editor notes
The piece recalls early electric cars seen as genteel, slow, and charming with floral adornments. It notes a modern revival with Caltech and MIT testing electric vehicles for long continental trips, capable of 60 mph but raising pace concerns. It ends with a wry editorial aside on war and generational shifts.
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Caltech
Pasadena
M.I.T
Cambridge
Letters Opposes Giant Trucks To the Editor
The Banner prints a letter opposing oversized trucks amid a surge in loads from 7½ tons in 1940 to 13 tons. It warns of proposed S-2658 and H.R. 14474 lifting axle limits, widening trucks and trains beyond lane widths, threatening bridges and highway durability while acknowledging trucking’s economic importance.
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Senate
House
Critics warn high cost of campaigns vs single job
L. J. Duchesneau of St. Albans argues against a bill seen as favoring freight trucking. He cites economic waste, highway dangers, and disproportionate fatalities, noting Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety data. He references Rep. Robert Stafford and questions lawmakers' motives amid truck lobbying pressures.
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U.S. Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety
U.S
Robert Stafford
Vermont
If She Can't Burn It Must She Sing It
A letter to The Banner from Charles G. Griffith of North Bennington questions Aretha Franklin’s National Anthem performance at a Democratic Convention. The editor notes Franklin sang the anthem in an unorthodox manner.
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America
Aretha Franklin
North America
Vermont
Republicans look to McCarthy seat in 1970 race
Minnesota legislators Albert Quie and Clark MacGregor, both long active on key committees, and former state chair Robert Forsythe, emerge as likely contenders for McCarthy’s Senate seat. Quie leads in education and labor. MacGregor is noted for foreign affairs expertise.
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Albert Quie
Clark MacGregor
Robert Forsythe
Minnesota
Quie
House Education and Labor Committee
MacGregor
House
Richard Nixon
Africa
Asia
Middle East
Europe
America
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Bill Fulbright
George Meany
Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
Gene McCarthy
Bobby Kennedy
Nixon Gains From European Communist Thrust in Chicago
In Chicago Nixon benefits from a global backdrop as Europe’s Communist moves and U.S. domestic focus shape the 1968 race. Inouye lauds Medicare and equality while avoiding Eastern Europe events, prompting questions among Republicans about November. The piece notes immigrant and ethnic urban voting patterns and a courtroom joke closes the excerpt.
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