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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial urges southern Vermont to push for a southern east west corridor to Maine through Bennington Brattleboro and Keene arguing Rutland Burlington favor the central route while Sen Aiken backs southern routing urging louder civic action to secure federal highway funding as war ends and money becomes available.
The column muses on Paris peace talks and their diplomacy, drawing a parallel to local school governance. It notes Supt Howard Kelley will depart Bennington and reports a job specification analysis and numerous applications for the Bennington South Supervisory Union post. Public interest calls for clear qualifications.
A National Safety Council bulletin urges drivers to give the right of way this season as a life saving gift. Be more considerate, yield when needed, stay alert, and aim to understand other drivers pressures, for such courtesy can save lives and reduce fatalities on highways. The column contrasts this view with critics who focus on grim highway reports rather than everyday acts of kindness.
The writer praises Nixon for a swift reply while critiquing the Cabinet recruitment task. She notes feeling like a bridesmaid and quizzes Nixon’s selection process, urging him to consider plain Americans with youthfulness and judgment. She suggests real people from varied walks as potential candidates.
A collection of letters from readers and one strong endorsement. Laurence Fouchier advocate rural residents’ tax rights and highway concerns while urging fair village funding. William C. Doyle criticizes holiday transfers. William C Tudor Maurhs lauds George Sleeman as ideal Bennington school superintendent candidate based on his teaching and counseling record.
A writer reflects on the 1960s student revolt sparked by campus governance, admissions, and social change. Citing Bloustein’s Illinois Law School remarks and a Vermont Week of Self Study, the piece links rising college enrollment, shifting family backgrounds, and expanded public funding to campus unrest and reforms at UVM, Middlebury, and other colleges.
Editorial notes Gov Hoff proposals and William Whyte's The Last Landscape as strong open space options. Discusses preferential assessment, tax deferral, land-gains tax, and Connecticut's open space laws with regional planning and zoning. Warns against land speculation, urges General Assembly action to preserve farmland and scenery.
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