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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes Gov. Walter J. Hickel has tempered his image since a combative first press conference. He avoids new gaffes and pledges not to give away national parks. His choice of Russell E. Train as undersecretary signals a concession to critics and a shift toward conservation-minded policy.
Senate critics first disclosed the back up choice was President Nixon's ally Everett Dirksen. The appointment of Train strengthens conservation aims with a strong political background, easing concerns about Hickel while giving watchdog potential inside the department.
Editor notes a pessimistic mood about groundhogs predicting weather as a Bennington selectmen decision to drop a $20 000 expansion vote is noted. The March 4 Town Meeting Article 17 details. Saturday Banner reports BCIC plans an industrial park in Lyons District with a 30000 square foot speculative building. The site aims to attract new industry and include landscaping features to improve town appeal.
The piece compares North Ireland Catholic protests for jobs and housing to the American South civil rights movement. It notes similarities in marching songs and youth militancy, warns that police power alone cannot quell unrest, and urges a warmer official response to genuine grievances while cautioning against using force to suppress civil rights agitation.
A year into his World Bank presidency Robert S. McNamara pushes to expand lending to developing nations while facing Congress over IDA replenishment. He argues the U.S. can fund defense and city cleanup, with allies like Rep. Henry Reuss backing IDA yet congressional support remains uncertain amid a transition to a new White House and potential cutbacks in foreign aid.
A SUNDERLAND column rails at student unions and minority activism in New Jersey high schools, contrasting peaceful protest with perceived mob tactics. It ties college unrest to a broader fear of minority influence, while defending NAACP engagement and drawing controversial analogies about race and historical guilt.
Rockefeller left finance to pursue public office, shaping a durable Albany career. Since 1957 he navigated GOP renomination efforts, backed leaders, and endured fluctuating popularity while resisting presidential bids. A 1960s shift toward Romney and Nixon ties show his complex balance of ambition and loyalty.
New York editors argue for a global pact to extradite hijackers and halt Cuban bailouts of skyjackings. Senator Tom Dodd proposes a treaty tying signatories to return hijackers for swift trials, with penalties like suspending travel relations with Cuba if Havana resists. A pilot dispute with Cuba, IFALPA plans, and the broader political risk are weighed, urging decisive action to protect flights to Florida and Latin America.
George Burns recalls the vaudeville era as two hoofers dine near Wilton Lackaye in New York's Palace Theatre. Lackaye, headlining a dramatic sketch, explains he lost his mother and wants solitude. The hoofers respond with sympathy, joking that they lost their trunk. Parade.
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