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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201, delivering local news and notices to residents.
In a West Virginia speech dedicating the $10 million Robert F. Kennedy Youth Center, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy argues the fear of crime risks driving the public toward harsh crackdowns. He calls for comprehensive crime prevention, stronger law enforcement, and rehabilitation, contrasting it with punitive approaches and urging environmental, judicial, and prison reforms for lasting safety.
The piece argues that local property taxes are regressive, burdening low income and retired Vermonters more than the well off. Citing Gov. Hoff and Bennington examples, it notes housing shortages push up values, shifting public opinion toward spending frugality and tax reform. It urges greater reliance on income taxes and broader reform to bear taxes by ability to pay.
Washington era politics frames Nixon's early selections with Kissinger as national security advisor and Dent as deputy counsel. The move signals a realist approach to NATO and Asia. Kissinger, Harvard-born and Europe oriented, is praised for formulating a disciplined view of detente and strategic weapons. The piece notes past US responses to the Soviet Union and Cuba, and concludes Nixon's initial appointments look promising despite some resistance from conservatives.
A Valued North Bennington column laments a Santa Claus shortage this year and contrasts imitation store Santas with the genuine magic of a true Santa. The piece argues real Santa brings wonder, endures beyond red suits, and keeps a child’s belief alive despite changing times and media.
In a letter to The Banner editors, Gerrald A. Cornell Joseph E. Higgins and J Duncan Campbell defend the town audit and urge publishing the full report. They say the board supports training with Scott's firm to install a stricter accounting system to save money long term.
Western Europe awaits a new spark to revive monetary tensions as speculation lodes into francs and marks. French and German officials debate raising gold prices while Bretton Woods underpins faltering trade. The Bonn meeting exposes political aims over real cures, with analysts warning of renewed crises unless discipline and stable management prevail.
A physician awakes at four in the morning to a caller claiming a dire insomnia case. The doctor retorts with a dry quip asking if the caller intends to start an epidemic, highlighting the humorous exchange.
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