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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Benningtons own Bob Wilson is named Vermont state development commissioner. He is an auto dealer with business and government experience and is viewed as a strong Democrat option for higher office. The role requires balancing growth with rural preservation and tourism against residents' quality of life. Wilson’s vigor imagination and diplomacy suggest capable leadership.
Editor notes claim January as Republican Reunion Month and promise county gatherings for the Republican family. A December Vermont Republican News schedule lists Desert Meetings in Bennington and Orange Counties, prompting speculation on the purpose of the events and potential dessert rewards.
Wall Street Journal notes U.N. General Assembly committees repeat delays on apart heid and religious intolerance while 1968 budget debates hint U.S. funds burden. Bennington County meet described amid desert theme as debate wanes. Some see value in talk. others cite Vietnam and questions about purpose. Modern art quote follows.
Rabbi Jacob Goldberg reports on Soviet anti Semitism observed during a Moscow visit and urges Arab leaders to recognize Moscow's attack on Muslim culture. The piece cites the Russification of Moslems in Central Asia, Cyrillic replacement of Arabic script, and dwindling native language use among Bashkirs Kazakhs and Tadzhiks, arguing Moscow’s policy endangers both Jews and Muslims.
Ernest Swift argues in Conservation News that education on natural resources is critical as Vermont faces polluted streams and unsafe wells. He recalls a 1959 dry well and a drill-induced contamination near ski lodges, urging region-wide zoning and public water supplies to safeguard health and funds.
Washington argues the Vietnam war cost is not the sole cause of dollar outflow in late 1967. The piece highlights allied aid, refugees, wounded civilians costs, and rising Asian trade with North Vietnam. It notes Japan Formosa and Italy trade dynamics, U.S. aid shifts, and pressures on Asian partners, framing America’s isolation risk in the Vietnam era.
The piece argues that small rate increases will not improve mail service. It notes rising volume, aging ZIP code limits, and chronic delays. It highlights ZIP benefits for sorting but claims they haven’t shortened transit times, and calls for major funding and automation financed by taxes to truly reform the U S postal system.
In Washington a humorous column riffs on President Johnson proposing travel limits to stop the gold drain. It jokes about data gathering in 1982, a 5-year-old travel companion, postcards, leaning tower miniatures, wash-and-wear shirts, and cameras left at the shore as hypothetical restraints.
The senator highlighted American spending in Southeast Asia benefiting many Asian nations, especially Japan. Japan gave South Vietnam 2.25 million dollars in aid for the period reported by the State Department. Japanese exports to South Vietnam totaled about 138 million dollars, largely financed by Washington funds, up from 36 million in 1965. Direct Japanese war related exports for fiscal 1967 were estimated between 1.4 and 1.7 billion dollars.
A Springfield Union item notes that some girls react fearfully to a mouse yet calmly enter a car with a wolf, highlighting a paradoxical behavior vignette in a local column.
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