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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial argues Apollo 8’s Earthrise should inspire improved human relations and international politics. It notes borders and colors look insignificant from space and suggests unity, tolerance, and cooperation become clearer when viewing Earth as a single planet. The piece links space perspective to peace and collaboration.
Editor notes welcome Bennington Brush, Co. new partner and expansion creating about 60 jobs. Year 1968 highlighted by focus on schools and taxes, with Apollo 8 reflections and Vermont racial issues signaling growing public engagement in local affairs and responsibility.
Ted Kennedy spent hours touring Bedford-Stuyvesant with no publicity, signaling a hands-on approach as he rises in seniority and influence. He targets poverty, housing, and unemployment, planning to push tax incentives for private enterprise while maintaining family duties and political ambitions.
In a reflective piece, the author notes the deepening cold as days lengthen, frost and frost-motes shimmer, and people boast of last night’s temperature. The essay recalls ice-cutting, old travel by buggy, and the sensory signs of winter’s bite, from squeaky steps to telltale door creaks, while praising the season’s stark beauty.
The piece discusses how individuals and groups can alter public perception by shifting appearance, associations, and actions. It cites Aristotel Onassis before his marriage, a facelift or weight changes, and social group alignments. It also notes an organization redefining its image by shifting venue and company.
The Berkshire Eagle column argues Sen. Thurmond pressed for a strong defense secretary and braces for Melvin Laird’s move to the Pentagon. It notes Thurmond’s view of Soviet military gains, a call for renewed U.S. naval strength, and the American Security Council’s unclassified-shared findings on sea power and merchant marine trends.
Albany upi Perry Duryea will become Republican speaker of the New York Assembly when the 1969 session opens January 8. Duryea rose from assemblyman in Nassau to power broker, overcoming Joe Carlino and George Ingalls, with a record of backing school aid and steering fiscal policy while eyed as a future governor. He faces a slim GOP majority, tax questions, and the need to rally Democratic support to push Rockefeller measures. Duryea vows the Assembly will not be a rubber stamp.
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