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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Bennington OEO report highlights two low income families living in dilapidated, vermin-filled apartments with little heat or running water during a harsh winter. Officials urge stricter housing codes and a state housing program, noting Vermont needs 44,379 new or rehabilitated units in ten years and proposing a state Housing Authority and a Vermont Home Mortgage Credit Agency.
The state Board of Education, under acting chair Marian Taylor, faces regionalization and standards debates while her steady leadership is tested by lawmakers and educators. New Bennington Museum assistant curator Herbert Thom, a former National Naval Museum diver, arrives. Vermont teachers push for higher pay, signaling a shift from old norms as militancy grows, driven by broader societal changes rather than gender or school type.
A dense column argues that teacher militancy reflects economic demands and the need for better education in a changing industrial society. It cites Galbraith on educator inertia, wartime politics, genetic chemistry promises, party ideals, and policy funding as signs of broader national tensions.
A editorial discusses Lew Alcindor backing a Mexican Olympic boycott and argues a boycott would hurt U.S. athletics and Mexico, praising the progress of Black athletes in major leagues since Jackie Robinson. It notes Alcindor’s reluctance to be a sole leader and traces the growth of Black players in basketball and football, and laments calls for protest as counterproductive.
A Bennington Rotary Club talk argues Vermont risks overloading its limited resources as growth spreads from cities. The piece urges stressing negatives in state publicity, highlighting high taxes, rising real estate costs, service overreach, and the need to protect farming and open space to keep Vermont's quality of life.
Governor Rockefeller and advisers press lawmakers to approve Medicaid cost cuts amid projections of $963 million in 1968-69 spending versus $687 million estimated. Assembly Speaker Travia questions substantial savings, citing abuses and high hospital charges as the real issue. Senate figures flag big dentist and doctor payments under the program.
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