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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201 with local newspaper distribution and office contact details.
The article notes Nixon takes office amid antiwar protests in Washington and a transition seen as smooth. It discusses public faith in government, alienation and apathy, and the need for shared effort to address foreign policy, urban issues, minority concerns, and poverty. Former President Johnson urges national support and unity for the new president.
A Washington tribute to Lyndon B Johnson during his last State of the Union address is praised for applause and affection yet criticized as contrived overkill. The piece argues Johnson overemphasized style over substance, noting the TV timing, long applause, lavish gifts, and outsized titles such as Outstanding President and Supreme Patriot.
A narrator describes January wind on Sunderland Hill, its sharp bite and wind chill, how it polishes ice, moves snow, and shapes daily life. Indoor warmth clashes with outside gusts while memories of theater wind and a Cornwall coastal mystery echo in the mind.
Patrick V. Murphy, a former Brooklyn patrolman, has been named first director of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration under the Safe Streets Act. With a $63 million first-year budget, he criticizes the police for training and research gaps, urges higher standards with raises, and calls for more crime prevention and rehabilitation measures rather than recruiting more officers. He also faults courts for slow justice and prisons for breeding hardened criminals.
Editor notes that Mt Anthony Union High School students excel in basketball wrestling and skiing. Patriot basketball stands undefeated in Southern Vermont league play while Bruce Lackey extended his wrestling win streak to 49 matches since freshman year. Community pride grows from these strong performances and overall student effort.
The piece argues Lyndon Johnson’s historical standing hinges on the outcome of Paris peace negotiations over Vietnam. It notes Johnson avoided ordering a concede to Hanoi and left negotiators Lodge Bunker and Alexis Johnson to press for a cease-fire, while Kissinger’s Foreign Affairs essay stresses ending the war honorably to preserve world order.
United Press International Albany reports a quick 1969 session as Gov Rockefeller opens the year with a restrained budget plan. Lawmakers anticipate hearings on tax and spending proposals and potential opposition, with a one cent sales tax hike likely and a five percent cut in expenditures under review.
A humorous note found on a parked car reports a dented fender and trunk with the message I have just run into your car. People have seen me and are watching me write this. They think I am giving you my name and address. They are wrong.
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