04 Dec 1968
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1968
Page
1
Auditor Roland Scott of Bellows Falls labeled Bennington's bookkeeping poor and said discrepancies hindered accurate figures. He cited delinquent tax recording gaps, unrecorded cash payments, and missing W-4s and W-2 forms, urging adoption of accrual accounting for clear cost estimates.
In Montpelier, Governor Philip Hoff, a retiring Democrat, says he will not prejudge the incoming Republican administration. He avoids specifics on sales tax issues when pressed by statehouse reporters, emphasizing that a Hartford speech on taxation was not aimed at Vermont and declining to comment further.
Rome reports thousands of workers and students striking from Milan to Sicily to press reforms. Rioting injures dozens as police clash with demonstrators. universities and factories shut down amid calls for better schools pensions and wages. Police say many are arrested and ships blocked at Venice.
Justice Hugo L. Black suggests the Supreme Court’s 1955 desegregation ruling, aimed at ending separate but equal, may have slowed progress by using the phrase all deliberate speed. In a CBS interview he defended the ruling but said earlier court language invited noncompliance and hindered swift change while reaffirming his view that segregation violates the Constitution.
At San Francisco State College acting President S I Hayakawa vows to break up the reign of terror as police clash with militant students. About 600 officers are to patrol the 18000 student campus amid 32 arrests and numerous injuries including a policeman struck with a chair leg. Demonstrations and clashes disrupt classes despite Hayakawa’s hard line.
President elect Richard Nixon names Dr Paul W McCracken of the University of Michigan as chief economic adviser to his administration. The move aims to chart policies balancing progress and inflation while avoiding unemployment, as Nixon staffs the Council of Economic Advisers and study groups on inflation and policy.
Israeli forces conducting punitive raids against Iraqi artillery positions east and west of Irbid amid heavy antiaircraft fire and cloud cover. One Mirage jet reportedly lost. Amman reports claim three planes down, though official communique cites only one. Raids targeted infantry and civilian sites near Mafraq Taibyiba and across the Jordan River cease fire line.
On the Inside 4n editorial defends the right of free speech on any subject of public concern and urges robust discussion in a democratic society. The piece emphasizes protection of voices across topics without censorship or discrimination.
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