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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Lyndon Johnson delivers a gracious valedictory that reflects a bland mood in a controversial presidency. The piece notes his domestic achievements Civil rights Medicare conservation education and a first push for the poor while judging his foreign policy and Vietnam record with cautious sympathy.
A group of 30 congressmen urge abolishing the House Committee on Un-American Activities after two decades of investigations. They propose empowering the House Judiciary Committee to handle internal security matters and remedial legislation, arguing HUAC has wasted funds and harmed reputations without yielding concrete results. The petition argues to transfer or discard HUAC files and end a body that hunted headlines rather than pursued constructive policy.
An opinion piece assesses Philip Hoff’s six years as Vermont governor, praising his education focus and regionalization push, noting deficits balanced for education, rapid state growth, and expansion of higher education. It highlights his anti-pollution efforts, race relations actions, and the Summer Youth Project of 1968, while acknowledging some missteps and strong citizen engagement.
A Senate hearing probes Walter J. Hickel’s ties to New York Life and a 2.74 million loan to his Northern Lights Shopping Center. The move to cut health benefits for Alaska state employees sparked outrage and raised questions about Hicksels fitness for public lands. Cronkite warned the nation may hear more about Alaska than it wants to know as hearings begin.
Susan Robinson of 116 Lyons St objects to The Banner January reporting on Father Geyer's Zion Episcopal Church talk in Manchester Center. She says the headline misleads readers into thinking Fr. Geyer is hostile to Vermont and calls for via apology.
Dorset letter writer Ernest J. Ellenwood discusses Leon Edgerton of Dorset threatening to sue Vermont over tax assessments tied to property value. He notes the Dorset listers face a conflict between state and local tax aims, and calls for transparent accounting of non monetary values in tax records while stressing the need for fair, professional appraisals. He cites Gov. Davis on farm subsidies and warns against tax policy evasion by speculators.
A former patient pens a heartfelt letter from Dorset Hollow praising the Putnam Memorial Hospital staff in Room 310 North Wing. He recounts receiving a confidential survey envelope, chooses to voice public praise for doctors nurses students technicians orderlies and maids, noting Christmas care and constant attention that conveyed true Good Will Toward Men.
The piece contrasts modern travel chaos with a revived interest in high speed or themed trains such as Penn Central’s Metroliner. It argues for practical rail service improvements and entertains visions of ski, theater, and shopping trains north and south, noting trains avoid airport hassles and offer direct city access.
A group of Yale and Harvard law students spent two and a half months at the Federal Trade Commission to critique its consumer protection record. They accuse Chairman Paul Rand Dixon and 1,200 staff of incompetence and lax enforcement, arguing the capitalist system is nearly corrupt. Dixon protests, calling the charges a fanatic assault on the agency.
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