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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorials weigh Gov Hoff and Gov elect Davis on naming Denning Miller chair of the Water Resources Board. It notes Miller’s past intervention to silence Dr. Frederic Sargent over the Victory Bog issue and questions the philosophy guiding Davis and Miller on natural resources and a future nuclear plant on Lake Champlain.
Boston essay notes campus protests as students major in confrontations and sanctuaries while faculty wrestle with a new role for higher learning. It links Black power, lower admission standards for disadvantaged students, and campus activism to a broader shift in American higher education.
A Vermont reader weighs extended year schooling amid debate over air conditioning costs summer lethargy teenwork and recreational needs. The writer urges study or trial while urging reassurance to children that adults do not plan 365 day confinement.
The East West highway debate traces back to 1956 with Morton proposing a Portland to Albany route via Rochester Concord Keene and Brattleboro linking with the New York Thruway and funded largely by federal costs. revived in 1963 and again in 1969, the dispute splits New Hampshire between northern Maine–Vermont and southern crossing camps with Keene backing the southern alignment for growth. The column ends with a personal note about a graduate’s wristwatch passed to his young son.
Washington reports say a group of congressmen paused in Las Vegas during a tour of military installations with Air Force paid dinners and shows. The piece argues such stopovers may still be productive for budgetary insight, noting Paris trips as a measure of vital concern and quoting Air Force views on Congress funding and priority.
A festive verse sending season’s goodwill to numerous neighbors and local groups. It mentions Woodie, Dorothy Hall, the Durands, Burnhams, Vails, Holts, Heaths, Hamlins, Knights, Cumpstons, Carters, and many others, wishing joy, holiday treats, and communal blessings. The poem also hopes for peace in 69 and a spirit of good will beyond.
Davenport Times describes San Francisco State College amid a deadly stalemate. Trustees push a tough line while black students demand reforms. Police stand on the roof as two battle lines hold. Mayor Alioto seeks a path to open dialogue amid near violence.
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