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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. It serves Bennington and surrounding areas with local news, ads, and notices.
Secretary Rusk and Secretary McNamara publicly acknowledged that the Pueblo may have been in North Korean waters before capture. The White House aims to calm tensions, countering calls for strong actions, while omitting decisive proof of the skipper’s violation of the twelve mile limit.
The Bennington County Industrial Corp. aims to revive the Ben-Mont Co under BCIC management, seeking to restore its financial health and retain up to 400 local jobs, a crucial factor for the area's economy. Community support is expected for the recovery effort despite the tough task ahead.
Editor notes slow rate of renewals for 1968 pleasure car licenses as 1967 plates near expiration March 1. A Rotary Club talk by Vermont highway chief Lauritz Larsen suggests renewed focus on realistic road-building costs and timely plans. Never Never Land: Job Corps and Medicare piece ends the column.
A view argues Britain and the United States misjudged the postwar Asian order under Wilson and Johnson. It asserts imperial ties decline, Asia awakens, and Western powers cannot impose peace from Aden to Singapore. The piece warns of distrust toward leaders who cling to past roles and warns of nihilism in politics.
North Bennington writer notes that best seller lists reflect promotion and demand, not quality alone. Dr. Benjamin Spock's Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care tops the all time list with over 19 million copies, followed by Better Homes and Gardens Cook Books and Grace Metalious works, while other titles show marketing and regional interests shaping readers' choices.
A reader uses The Banner to challenge Morgenthau and the idea that guerrilla warfare is unwinnable, citing historical examples from the Philippines and Yugoslavia. The letter also comments on a political meeting in Bennington and urges reading two books to understand the Red regime. A separate note thanks readers for support aiding two needy families and stresses ongoing poverty work. The 83rd Infantry Division seeks former members for a reunion in Philadelphia. rostered veterans who have not been contacted are urged to reach the national secretary.
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