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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial argues for expanding Bennington Board of Selectmen from three to five, warning that current governance is too parochial and isolated. It urges representation from every town area, better communication, and potential move toward a town manager or merged government. The piece links the issue to broader Bijur sewer projects and park plans, noting stalled actions and bureaucratic delays.
Editor notes cheerfully recount Christmas decorations around Bennington. Poles along main streets glow with classic adornments while reindeer grace Putnam Square. Underground wiring is praised, and the Mu seum tree on West Main adds tranquil glow. Mt Anthony students may again have a courtyard Christmas tree.
Close allies press Vice President Hubert Humphrey to run for the McCarthy Senate seat in 1970. He would face Republican challengers Clark MacGregor or Albert Quie in Minnesota, with Goldwater-style crosswinds and party debt and reform questions shaping a looming political scramble. The Democratic National Committee plans eye the postwar year, while debates about a Stevenson advisory council and convention reforms loom as the party braces for 1970.
The U S Chamber of Commerce highlights local, private sector driven efforts to curb urban poverty. Case studies cover Dayton incinerators, Hartford Housing Fund, Jacksonville Duval merger, Philadelphia Gas Works youth programs, Omaha summer jobs, Rochester non profit development, and corporate school partnerships as models for communities to address waste disposal, housing, unemployment, and crime without heavy federal funding.
The column reflects on December in Vermont as a settling period with sparse outdoor activity, birdlife gatherings at feeders, and seasonal color drains. It contrasts winter solitude with weekend in-migration of skiers and notes the lingering interest sparked by youngsters' bright fashion and cosmetics.
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