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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner published on Friday February 21 1969 by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. The notice notes daily publication except Sundays and holidays and lists the newspaper’s address for readers and advertisers.
A UN study warns that student protests in over 50 countries in 1968 signal larger future upheavals driven by educated youth. It urges transforming impatience into constructive policy, expanding programs like Peace Corps and VISTA, and using youth energy to address public services and draft reform.
Vermont lawmakers dismiss Kenneth Parker's bid to join the University of Vermont board of trustees. Governor Davis, President Rowell, and alumni trustees oppose student representation, arguing the university is not ready for such a move. Parker calls the defeat a setback but notes the issue reflects broader campus generations gaps and governance relevance.
A column surveys Mayor Lindsay amid a crippling snowstorm in New York City. It notes his popularity slide, political obstacles, and the uncertain path to a potential second term while detailing New York’s dire finances and potential 1970 election dynamics.
In a letter from Burlington, the Vermont Jaycees state they are not opposed to a sales tax. They note the January 25 Model Legislature vote of 51 to 19 against one proposal reflected a small, unrepresentative turnout of under 100 members. They emphasize any external policy must be approved by the full 1,600-member organization and its local units.
The writer laments selling eastern slopes of Green Peak including the Bat Cave for limestone quarrying. They warn of ongoing mineral extraction by chemical firms, urge state legislation and local zoning to regulate quarrying transport and storage, and call for conservation in South Wallingford.
After 18 years the Red Cross Bloodmobile staff relocate from the Elks Barn on Washington Avenue to the First Baptist Church in Bennington starting Wednesday February 26 due to rising blood donations. Co-Chairmen Mrs Eugene V Clark and Mrs Richard B Leake III thank the Bennington Elks Lodge for years of cooperation in this vital program.
MAUHS bus driver Selma Jane Stuches of Bennington objects to Steven Hansen statement that watching the new high school after 3:10 proves a good show. She asserts most MAUHS students are well behaved and calls for Hansen to check theatre goings on before casting doubt.
In 1894 a Vermont scholar explores taxation debates, noting public hissings and proposed sales and personal income taxes. Prof. Hoffman favors a corporate tax on net profits, arguing taxes should stem from corporate revenues while urging bold political moves despite public apathy.
The Senate appears to oppose an antiballistic missile system, forcing the Nixon administration toward a strategic retreat. A mixed plan may pivot between a costly thick defense against Russian missiles or a thinner version for China, with possible fallback to a large R and D outlay. The outcome hinges on Senate votes, contractor profits, and political optics.
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