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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Nixon Doctrine argues the United States will help where it benefits its interests and prefers not to bear all free world burdens. Critics doubt allies will shoulder duties, Vietnamization may fail, and disarmament depends on Soviet willingness and direct talks between superpowers.
Vice President Spiro Agnew told a Georgia crowd he must raise his voice for the silent majority and urged dissenters to work within the electoral system or “shut up.” In Oklahoma, protesters destroyed a school bus in a boycott of busing, while commentary noted local officials once urged defiance of integration orders. The piece contrasts political rhetoric with acts of vandalism and notes mixed signals from regional leaders.
Opinion by J F Stone argues inflation fight ties to Vietnam, pollution goals, and social ills. It claims Nixon rhetoric masks cost of war, urges withdrawal, and condemns perceived racial and class tensions while criticizing military and political priorities. The piece targets policy costs, urging minimal military redeployment to unlock domestic reform.
The Chicago Seven trial ends with Judge Hoffman's verdict watched closely as the broader U S judicial system is put on trial. The piece warns that government eavesdropping without court oversight threatens personal liberty and invites a chilling effect on dissent.
Sunderland argues education needs a new frontier not compulsory attendance. He contends current laws keep students in schools without ensuring learning, advocating work programs for youths to gain practical skills and reduce vandalism while stressing the cost of schooling. He praises person-to-person methods and calls for shifting focus to productive paths after early schooling.
Edward Michael Galvin, longtime top security officer for New York governors, plans retirement under a 1970 cutoff after 25 years of political campaigns with Dewey Harriman and Rockefeller. The 59-year-old major served as Rockefeller’s bodyguard and adviser on crowd conduct, traveling worldwide and on Rockefeller’s jet, while enjoying outdoor hobbies and golf.
In a heartfelt Town Hall style letter Jim and Kathleen Coughlin describe how the Vermont Association for the Crippled helped their daughter Eileen, a Rutland student, over three years. They recount moving to Rutland in 1961, discovering VAC in 1964, and how VAC’s support enabled the teacher to better serve about 600 Vermont youth. They urge readers to support the VAC Easter Seal Appeal.
The League of Women Voters of Vermont endorses bills H 435 H 417 H 367 and H 432 aiming to protect alpine ecosystems regulate land use manage flood plains and ban DDT by year end except emergencies. A Feb 24 1 30 p m hearing in the House Chamber is slated with calls for public input to legislators and committee chairs.
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