Bennington Bus Rules Sparking Distrust in Village Tax Payers
A Bennington Banner opinion notes Mt. Anthony Union School District’s bus policy limits service to students living over a mile and a half from school. Village residents, who shoulder about half the district’s budget, feel they subsidize transportation they do not use while most walkers avoid the bus. The piece contrasts typical practices in Shaftsbury and other towns where nearby students walk and district taxes favor areas near the school.
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Mt. Anthony Union
Bennington
Mt. Anthony
Shaftsbury
Massachusetts
New York
School Bus Policy Defines Public Education Philosophy
An editorial argues for a unified Mt Anthony district with K12, where funding and transportation are shared across property owners. It notes central school plants and argues bus transport should be state supported, citing Massachusetts and New York examples to reduce local disputes over school policies.
Why Subsidize Segregation Why Subsidize Segregation
Attorney General Ramsey Clark defends desegregation guidelines under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, arguing that enforcing them spurs school integration and upholds constitutional spirit. He warns that lax enforcement could inflame racial tensions and erode perceived legitimacy of federal funding tied to desegregation progress.
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Nixon
Ramsey Clark
Clark
South
United States
Melancholy departure shades Lyndon Johnson legacy
The piece weighs Johnson's presidency and Vietnam policy, noting the melancholy of power loss, the mixed historical judgment, and the shift to a new foreign policy team under Nixon. It highlights Rostow's defense, Merriam's power ideas, and the continuity the new administration seeks between intervention and withdrawal.
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Rostow
America
Lyndon Johnson
Vietnam
Charles E. Merriam
Nitrates in Soil and Water Warn of Environmental Threat
A Dallas based UPI dispatch on Dr. Barry Commoner’s warning about soluble nitrates in drinking water and vegetables, citing spinach poisoning infants in Europe. The piece condemns fertilizer industry influence and urges reading Commoner’s Science and Survival.
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Dallas
Texas
UPI
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Barry Commoner
Washington University
Germany
France
United States Department of Agriculture
TVA
Viking Compass
Opinion: School budgets rise 8.4 percent to 33.7 billion
The Christian Science Monitor explains rising school costs across America and the squeeze on local funding. Local sources will total 17.5 billion, states 13.8 billion, and the federal 2.5 billion for 1968-69. Local tax growth has slowed, with 55 percent of local bond issues defeated last fall and big-city deficits looming. The piece argues for greater state and federal aid, or a shift to state financing to relieve reliance on local property taxes.
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America
Detroit
Chicago
Nixon
Congress
Bennington leader defends poverty program against paper critique
Daniel J. Holland of the Bennington Rutland Opportunity Council writes to The Banner disputing an article on OEO programs. He denies bias, cites community meetings, and asserts progress in moving families out of poverty while praising HOME Inc. and local volunteers. He offers to address groups and notes ongoing housing needs for low income residents.
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Bennington
Neal Rappaport
Rappaport
Bennington - Rutland Opportunity Council, Inc
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
New York
Home, Inc
Beech Court
VISTA
Court
Holy Name Men of
Sacred Heart Parish
Nixon Appointments Signal Hard-Liners Stay In Vietnam Policy
The article argues Nixon will not withdraw from Vietnam and will keep Johnson’s hard-line aides in key posts. It highlights Ellsworth Bunker remaining in Saigon, Henry Cabot Lodge heading Paris talks, Alexis Johnson as third in State, Stanley Resor staying as Army secretary, and William Bundy to linger. It frames these moves as a strong signals to Hanoi and Saigon that containment and strength define U.S. strategy.
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Nixon
William Rogers
Melvin Laird
Henry Cabot Lodge
Alexis Johnson
Henry Kissinger
Ellsworth Bunker
Saigon
Johnson
Paris
Mr. Johnson
South Vietnam
Lodge
Bunker
Kennedy
Vietnam
State Department
Stanley Resor
Army
William Bundy
Hanoi
United States
Harry Truman
College grades tempt mother and father quips
A Burlington Free Press item recalls a mother lamenting her son Larry’s first semester marks. The father retorts that Larry likely lacks knowledge and may not suspect anything, capturing a light humor tone about college exams.
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Larry
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