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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
A review of Phil Hoff’s six years as Vermont governor credits him with turning the state toward people first governance. He championed civil rights, reapportionment, and planning, drawing independents and liberal Republicans to the Democratic banner and inspiring a more active public role in state government. His activism and clashes with the establishment left a lasting imprint on Vermont politics.
Boston essay notes Apollo 8 as a turning point for humanity offering a new view of life and the cosmos. It highlights the Genesis reading by the astronauts and the danger of hubris. It also praises Isaac Newton’s unity of scripture and science as echoed in Frank Manuel’s portrait.
Washington columnist Dick West explains why long sideburns are fashionable again. He traces hair on the face as a male prerogative women cannot share and links beard trends to advertising culture and male self-image, noting shifts from shaving to fuller facial hair.
A columnist ponders growing facial hair as a social bridge from youth rebellion to masculine identity. The piece contrasts beards and sideburns, jokes about women’s reception, and notes a shift in confidence as science expands our view of humanity. It recalls Isaac Newton and spaceflight while weighing whether science elevates or humbles mankind. The essay cites astronauts asking if Earth is inhabited and ends with a hopeful view that we may mature rather than attain godlike status.
The reviewer explores The Glass House The Life of Theodore Roethke by Allan Seager and The Far Field, noting Roethke's life, Bennington College years, and his connections with Gail Kubik and T. S. Eliot. The piece weighs insanity and genius, quotes incidents with Edmund Wilson, and praises Roethke's poetry and biographical insights.
Nixon expected to withdraw Walter J. Hickel from consideration for secretary of the interior citing Senate confirmation fights. Critics flag his pro development stance and remarks on federal land policy, while support notes his Alaska governance. the issue signals a shift in conservation outlook from Udall era to broader environmental concerns.
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