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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner states it is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
After two decades of deference the military is on the defensive over the Sentinel ABM project. Lawmakers question its military value and cost while top officials pause reviews. A Senate panel studies military influence on policy and critics urge budget cuts to curb excess.
A column laments the 40 percent pay raise for Congress and urges lawmakers to share bundles of food and clothing with hungry Americans. It cites a Florida trailer family and a tarpaper shack household, noting travel and hunger investigations funded at reduced levels.
The Byng case from 1755 is likened to Commander Bucher’s Pueblo affair as a crisis of leadership and duty. The Coronado inquiry examines missteps by higher Navy echelons and questions decisions in a hazy intelligence operation. Public sentiment hints Bucher could become America’s anti hero while top officers face scrutiny.
President Nixon prepares for a Europe trip amid NATO and detente tensions, as he weighs alliance politics against rapprochement with the Soviet Union. Analysts note power imbalances, Czech crisis fallout, and the risk of alienating NATO while seeking a bilateral detente.
A Bennington reader denounces Fairdale Farms monopoly on dairy and village trustees for neglecting sidewalk clearing and road maintenance while proposing tax threats. Derick V Webb argues Vermont needs a sales tax to fund state services, citing education and welfare. A Boston resident condemns movie theater restrictions on youths, urging parental control and better film booking practices.
A letter from 309 Weeks St denounces the loss of the rope ski tow at the Bennington Country Club and cites unsafe mixing of skiers and toboggans. The writer recalls last year’s injury, urges Rotary Club guidance, and notes leaving the hill due to too many toboggans this year.
Arthur F. Williams of the Vermont Council on the Arts announces nine monumental sculptures created at an International Sculpture Symposium in Proctor are for sale to Vermont institutions for 45000 delivered. Marble donated by Vermont Marble Company enables the low price to keep the art in state. UVM Professor Paul Aschenbach handles arrangements and can arrange meetings and viewings at Proctor or the Marble Company.
The narrator and Charlie snowshoe through a snowbound landscape filled with tracks, birds, and drifting pines, noting starling visitors and the first grosbeak. Harold Martin of Atlanta, referenced here, sketches spring hints as Vermont’s cold holds, while a story on postal delays follows. The piece wades through seasonal mood, rural mail disruptions, and a reflection on national holidays and birthdays.
Washington reports that President Nixon aims to preserve the Office of Economic Opportunity while trimming its reach. Head Start will move to Health, Education and Welfare. Job Corps and VISTA face reorganization. The Community Action Program, criticized since its start, will be folded into Model Cities, reducing local autonomy for the poor.
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