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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201 providing local news and community information.
A Vermont town study explains Bennington's structure. It notes 15,000 residents in the town area, three villages with separate governance, and a large outside portion. It describes selectmen duties, a proposed paid town manager, and how elections at Town Meeting would decide the plan.
Walter Lippmann argues Nixon must deflate inflated presidential pledges from Wilson to Johnson to combat a fiscally strained, morally heavy era. He warns Nixon may either embrace reality and scale commitments or risk domestic turmoil by clinging to past promises. The piece frames foreign policy inflation and calls for a hard, human-scale approach.
President Nixon confronts a governing bureaucracy and southern power in a bid to end hunger amid plenty. He restores 50 percent advance payments to the feed grain program, challenges entrenched interests, and pushes public opinion to pressure Congress toward meaningful food aid and nutrition studies across Mississippi and beyond.
Letter-writer Richard Corcoran argues the town remains the basic unit of government for Vermont, detailing services towns provide, costs shared with villages, and the town agent’s role. He notes villages may subsidize town costs yet expects votes to decide highway taxes and governance issues.
In North Bennington a nostalgic column recalls winters of old when sledding, bobsleds, and horse drawn travel defined life. The piece contrasts past simplicity with modern mobility and its impact on snowy joy, noting the shift from rustic plow horses to plows and machines.
Oliver Durand of Shaftsbury questions the Vermont sales tax bill’s complexity quoted from a Rutland Herald item. He argues even lawmakers struggle with the 44 page measure and asks how voters can grasp it for a fair referendum.
A Bennington reader urges closing Harte Theatre after a recent show and criticizes its influence on youth. The letter-writer argues the venue harms community values and suggests repurposing the building for a constructive use. The piece thanks the local editor for taking a strong stance.
A youth quarrel escalated as one boy hurled insults at another until an adult passerby prompted a retort. The bullied boy admitted he had no strong words left to answer, marking a small street moment of stubborn silence and implied resilience.
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