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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. It notes the newspaper’s publication schedule and corporate address for readers and advertisers.
Editorial argues the 10 percent federal income surtax, sold as temporary to curb inflation, risks becoming permanent. It notes Rockefeller’s push for state funded aid and a federal takeover of welfare, urging against retaining the surtax due to inequities and weakened fiscal reform incentives. It contends federal aid is needed but not by permanently saddling taxpayers with a misused levy.
The Nixon administration scrapped a brief White House post for Miss Willie Mae Rogers, head of Good Housekeeping testing, after she refused to sever ties with the magazine. Critics question the impact of celebrity consumer figures on meat, appliances, and grocery prices. A thrifty housewife viewpoint is urged as the true safeguard for everyday shoppers.
Editor notes show Mt Anthony Union High School students rallying with posters and signs reading We're Number 1 ahead of a key basketball clash with Brattleboro Colonels. A pep rally and interclass contests filled the day, with seniors and juniors earning prizes amid overflow crowds and loud chants. Letters to the editor appear on Page 5.
Nixon seeks Senate ratification of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty as he tours Europe. Critics doubt a straight path, fearing a covert diplomatic package with Moscow tied to Vietnam talks and Middle East concessions. The piece argues a good bargain is likely, with Kissinger guiding the market for strategic gains.
In a light editorial tone the piece imagines Vice President Agnew leading a national effort to lower voices after Nixon's inaugural address. It jokes about reducing decibels, proposes sign language programs or campaign buttons, and riffs on Roosevelt's soft speech policy with a tongue in cheek.
Letters to the editor celebrate a new collection of needlework books at the Bennington Free Library covering canvas work needle point crewel and other stitchery. The writer urges wide circulation among needlewomen and notes the value for amateurs and experts.
Dr S J Hayakawa faced striking students at San Francisco State College over advance amnesty for rule violations. The piece warns New York State Atomic and Space Development Authority can condemn lands and override conservation laws, threatening Vermont’s waters and Adirondack preserves, with thermal pollution and cancer risks cited from Haddam and Indian Point. It argues Sen Ted Kennedy may push a moratorium, but notes escalating growth of nuclear plants and potential public health dangers for unborn children and communities.
In Albany a Democratic lawmaker lamented the party has no single leader after a decade, leaving legislators to act chiefly as individuals. The piece traces internal rifts among reformers Kennedy forces and old-line county bosses, and notes Assembly Minority Leader Steingut presses to unite factions while party chair John Burns claims leadership is non-existent.
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