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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
A Bennington editorial highlights a survey showing about 2,000 local women in the workforce and nearly half have children needing care. It notes few day care options, outlines a plan for a 50-child center with a $30,000 budget, and calls for community and industry support to help working mothers and welfare families.
The incoming defense secretary Melvin R. Laird vows to scrap the cost effectiveness approach of his predecessors. He aims to reform defense policy while preserving civilian authority over the military, a principle defensible as McNamara's lasting legacy.
Public pressure rises as Gov. Hoff promises decisive action within three weeks of the Gibson led board of inquiry into the Irasburg shotgun attack and related adultery charges. The 79 page report criticizes lack of coordination within the Public Safety Department and privacy of law enforcement, urging possible reforms ahead of a Davis administration.
A San Francisco Chronicle editorial argues that true integration at San Francisco State College requires systemic change, not just allowing Black students to be present. It condemns a forceful approach and urges swift faculty empowerment, broader reforms, and a reassessment of integration as a living transformation of the white dominated education system.
The piece blends field notes on weasel signs and behavior with Native legend about Manitou. It recalls weasels white in winter, their deadly hunting, and a tale explaining why they never grow large. Anecdotes include loss of broilers to weasels, woodpile mice cleanup, and a near encounter with a bold weasel.
An analysis of the period after a U.S. election when outgoing and incoming administrations clash in influence. Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon pursue different approaches to power as three international examples illustrate how nations recalibrate to Washington’s changing leadership.
Edward F. Kehoe of the Vermont Fish and Game Department writes to praise state highway engineers and maintenance crews for keeping roads safe and passable during a severe snowstorm. He recounts traveling 200 miles from Montpelier to Burlington and Castleton, noting excellent conditions on interstates and routes 7 4 and 12, with standout work on Mendow Mountain and the Northfield Gulf.
A poem describes the Virgin Mary singing to the infant Jesus as the Magi Melchior Casper and Balthazar travel with gifts. The celebration of sacred reverence ends with the three kings departing in sanctity. Appears signed by Mrs Helenas Moore of Hicks Avenue.
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