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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
President elect Nixon appoints Prof Henry Kissinger of Harvard as assistant for national security affairs signaling a new military policy direction. Kissinger rejects both escalation in Vietnam and immediate withdrawal, favoring a pragmatic approach aligned with American interests amid a shift voters sought.
A Brookings piece by Henry Kissinger argues the Vietnam war losses reflect not just intervention but policy misalignment. He urges a bipartisan reappraisal of US military and political strategy and a rapid start by a new administration, warning against disjointed strategy.
The editors note President Johnson’s coming budget may raise salaries for federal officials and lawmakers. The plan reportedly boosts the President’s pay from 100000 to 150000 and congress members from 30000 to 50000, with parks closures amid budget cuts in recreation and natural resources. Ogden Nash is quoted on social history. Nash, aged 63, adds lines to a Times interview ending with Pot is Not.
The piece argues Nixon lacks courage for radical action, comparing him to Coolidge and Harding. It critiques his fit as Republican leader amid urban and racial crises and abroad overextension, suggesting his blandness mirrors past party failures while recalling stray lines about the Post Office and trivial gender stereotypes as observed in the source text.
New York editorial notes that both left and right youth groups push Nixon to fulfill promises to end the draft once Vietnam War control is achieved. It cites Goldwater, Coffin, Spock, and Stevenson, arguing the draft costs and waste misallocate troops, with Taft and others opposing conscription. The piece warns real abolition hinges on sustained youth pressure and Vietnamese defense success.
Analysis on how university revolts threaten academic freedom. S. I. Hayakawa faces a rotating presidency amid protests and demands from Black Studies advocates led by Nathan Hare. Articles critique hard lines versus flexible reform, warn against police crackdowns, and discuss quotas and the dangers of extremists using the university as a platform.
Sparks From the Forge discusses Landgrove Dr Henry Schroeder's A Matter of Choice. The writer commends Schroeder's critique of evolution and progress while arguing against reconciling science with spirituality, drawing on Faust and Ellul. He agrees on heredity discipline art and honesty yet rejects a synthesis of spiritual and material realms.
Readers in Bradford and Elmhurst share views on federal surtax sales tax and school funding The Bradford correspondent argues against moon missions diverting funds from schools while John J Hicks laments consumer strikes and rising living costs urging a buyers strike to curb inflation
Letter from Robert W. Santway urges stronger authority for the Board of Education and criticizes hiring a superintendent by popular vote. He cites Bennington Taxpayers' Protective Association and asks for another candidate to write testimonial letters, invoking Lincoln and Douglas as a historical parallel.
The National Council For A Responsible Firearms Policy urges stronger public involvement and funding to back licensing of gun owners and registration of guns. It notes recent federal action to curb interstate gun sales and calls on states and localities to tighten laws while collaborating with groups nationwide.
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