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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
A group of 65 Negro students occupy Brandeis University’s Ford Hall claiming non negotiable demands. President Abram contemplates response while defending liberal campus open door policy. protesters bypass administration provoking talk of force to end the upheaval.
Residents push back on a proposed beltline route near Bennington prompting warnings that past indecision stalled state plans. The Jan 29 hearing will gauge opinions while noting that notification does not fix route. Property owners may seek county court jury trials if compensation offers fall short.
The editor recalls a power pole crash on Strongs Avenue that cut power to a small Rutland area during the Super Bowl. Sports writer jokes about crowing over a loss while noting Namath's performance. A political expert laments Maryland losses, including a governor and a world championship, to New York upstarts.
A Columbia columnist notes South Carolina curbs Northern migration by expanding employment for Black workers. Bendix and Elgin plant openings illustrate training and advancement, with a record 20,000 new jobs in 1968. Investments rise across chemicals and metals, boosting per worker capital to 32148, while Gov McNair aims to retain and attract Black talent.
A letter-natured column laments youth fatal auto accidents and praises libraries as stores of experience. It mocks Senator McGovern and student radicals, notes distrust of under 50s, cites Marxist economic critiques, and warns of a future where political plans risk social discord and population management.
Nixon’s looming cabinet picks face tight scrutiny as Latin America policy falters under the Alliance for Progress. The State Department’s directions waver amid coups and delayed aid, while Peru and Brazil illustrate a retreat that harms U.S. business interests. Possible Latin America chief candidates split between pro business and democratic restraint, risking a harsh regional reaction.
A group from Zion Church in Manchester Center objects to The Bennington Banner headline Minister Slaps Vermont for Integration Failings. They say Fr. Edward B. Geyer did not scorn Vermonters for race relations and criticize Vermonters.
Rev Robert L Clayton of Zion Church Manchester Center defends a reconciliatory approach in race relations, noting opponents were “turned off” by an article and arguing the Banner gave a fair, energizing view of reconciliation in a tense area between white and black communities.
Governor Rockefeller calls a five percent across the board cut in the New York state budget one of his toughest decisions after a decade in Albany. He advocates streamlining expenditures to cover local services while facing pushback on education and welfare costs and possible tax increases by a Republican legislature. The governor plans Town Hall meetings in Buffalo Rochester and Syracuse to explain the measures and gauge local reaction.
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