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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues the Subversive Activities Control Board remains a politicized relic. With no registered subversives since a 1950 ruling, Congress pursues a new front by defining Communist fronts and listing members. The author warns this witch hunt harms lawmaking and reputations and laments dwindling horse laughs over Johnson’s controversial appointment.
The piece surveys federal meat inspection for intrastate plants, a push for a Riehle billboard control bill in Vermont, and a proposed new drug control act with penalties for marijuana. It also includes sports outlook from Ed Bowmaker and local views on jet airport plans impacting Bennington.
The piece argues Eugene McCarthy offers concrete paths to end the Vietnam War beyond Johnson and hints Kennedy would press the race. It says McCarthy acts as both stand in for Kennedy and a symbol of antiwar sentiment, while urging clear policy over vague phrases. The author notes risks to the party and to McCarthy’s potential as a presidential figure.
Quotes on national interest versus idealism frame the Vietnam conflict as a balance of power and moral aims. The piece notes WWII and Korea mixed motives, questions Kennedy era thinking, and argues the central issue is how to end the war, not pursue victory. Signs of war weariness and Hanoi's openness may test Johnson's response.
A reader critiques a Boston Herald Traveler magazine piece by William R. Meyer on poverty in southern Vermont, arguing the author’s use of poshlost masks real conditions. The letter questions the $2,000 income figure, defends rural property value, and denounces conflating filth with poverty while citing local observations in Bridgewater.
Gene McCarthy’s remarks at the Carroll Arms in Washington display a whimsical stance on a space arms treaty while shaping his 1972 liberal Democratic strategy. He challenges Kennedy influence, questions U.S. policy in Asia, and advocates cautious, enclave-like solutions, drawing contrast with LBJ and McCarthy’s approach.
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