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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner, issued daily excluding Sundays and holidays, is published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
In Bennington at 20 below the sunlit dawn, a visible steam column rises from 500 sources along Harwood Hill and town vents. Traffic along U S 7 67A blends with backlit exhaust while Special Officer Mallory appears as a steamside apparition near Willow Road. Steam blankets Roaring Branch and Deer Park, and Putnam Square witnesses a dog exhaling puffs as a truck turns. At 8 o’clock sidewalk talks drift through breath clouds.
A Vermont letter argues that road plans pit Bennington Burlington and Rutland against each other. It notes a six member committee studying the Highway Department lacks Bennington representation and fears the county will again finish last while Rutland and Burlington proceed with improvements. The author calls for fair regional treatment and timely arterial highway completion.
Editor notes a well known veteran in Putnam Square dressed in light clothing amid a chilly day. He jokes that childhood winters were harsher and heads toward Lake Paran. The piece mentions Gov Hoff’s executive reorganization plans and Atty Gen Oakes backing a Human Resources Department. Tom Hayes launches bid for lieutenant governor.
George Van Santvoord reports from Montpelier as the Vermont legislature opens a new session. Key topics include highway cost estimates for Route 4 and Route 7, a state aid reform for education, union school districts, Mt. Anthony Union High enrollment pressures, blue laws revision, and a plan to reorganize government with clearer responsibilities. Proposals also touch on reapportionment and a possible four year governor term.
A Mountain Chatter piece recounts a New Year weekend on the mountain with friends including Mrs. Marion Martin and her son Charley. The author recalls past New Years and notes Fangsy the Maltese is gone, replaced by thoughts of spring as seed catalogs arrive and pussy willows show catkins despite deep winter.
Washington insiders predict Nixon would win New Hampshire Wisconsin Nebraska and Oregon by large margins if held soon. A Nixon victory in all four would clinch the presidential nomination at the Miami Beach convention, despite unfavorable polls. A key Republican analyst notes the rapid decline of moderates and the looming two party battle.
Washington humor column recounts a meeting of the Charles de Gaulle Appreciation Society over Harold Minsky's boycott of French nudity in Las Vegas shows. The piece lampoons potential boomerang effects on American life if a so called Minsky doctrine spreads.
The piece analyzes Republican strategies amid rumors of shifts among Johnson Daley Hoff Romney and Rockefeller. It notes Hoff backing Daley, Romney’s sudden decline, Percy and Lindsay’s fading prospects, Rockefeller’s isolation, and the Palm Beach governors’ defeatist tone as they debate moderates and potential ticket pairings.
A first grader sobbed in the back of the classroom saying I hate school and I have to stay until I'm 16. The teacher reassured with a witty reply about staying until 65, lightening the mood in the moment.
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