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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The piece critiques Florida Governor Claude Kirk for transferring two youths from an adult prison to Marianna Corrections Center. It cites a Christian Science Monitor series detailing flogging, beatings, solitary confinement, and staff indifference. It argues juvenile rehabilitation lacks funding, facilities, and public awareness, urging national priority on youth rehabilitation and related congressional hearings.
An essay argues fashion can curb demand for exotic furs and alligator goods. It notes proposed federal interdiction on interstate hides, calls for public boycotts, and cites Georges Kaplan and Friends of the Earth campaigns in San Francisco to reject leopard and alligator products.
Post Office officials say Zip Code will cut sorting costs only if 75 to 80 percent of first class letters carry codes. Currently about 70 percent conform. They oppose mandating Zip Codes citing potential hardship for urgent mail without known codes.
A reader praises Richard McSherry for defending free speech and condemns apathy toward wartime sacrifice. Mrs Sabelle Roberts, nearly 61, recalls her husband’s death in World War II and the Korean War, urges continued support for the battle and asks how she might help.
A Bennington letter to The Banner discusses Mt Anthony Union High School District investments, noting Vermont National Bank proposed AAA commercial paper with 8 percent yield but board favored treasury bills per counsel. Readers urged consulting counsel before proposals. letters also touch on Hartford protests and public notices.
Snowy Searsburg morning frames a Thanksgiving scene with grosbeaks at the feeder, migrant blackbirds, and local rituals. The writer recalls fresh turkey, old Route 9 turkey drives, and visits from friends, then pivots to hunting, politics, and a broad critique of military and congressional accountability amid the Songmy massacre coverage.
A letter urges an independent inquiry into the Songmy killings alleged last year during the Johnson era. It argues the matter implicates the Army, calls for a presidential commission to review evidence, and insists the event must not be dismissed as isolated to protect military reputation. The piece notes public doubt and societal impact, urging full disclosure for national conscience.
John Mitchell, once the tough enforcer of the Nixon administration, becomes the focus of mounting embarrassment as conflicts of interest and leadership missteps surface. Wife Pat Mitchell’s TV remarks spotlight liberal versus radical critics, while Mitchell’s visa reversal for Dr. George Mandel and past schooling issues fuel cross‑party backlash and legal scrutiny.
The test is whether a municipal bond lawyer from Wall Street can be happy as the president’s chief upholder of the Constitution. His remark after Judge Haynsworth’s defeat that some senators don’t understand the President’s constitutional prerogatives is used here to argue the negative.
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