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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont. The newspaper operates from Bennington Vermont and covers local news, community events, and notices for the region.
Editorial argues Johnson overstates public restlessness and misattributes it to wealth distribution. It asserts confusion stems from broader frustration, while economists still pursue resource allocation and tax adjustments to spread prosperity, challenging the president's framing of the national mood.
The Bennington YMCA fundraising campaign progresses toward the halfway point with pledges totaling 442000. Officials say substantial progress is made but stress a long way remains to reach the goal for a new community recreation facility. The note also mentions changes at the Manchester Journal under new owner James W Gall.
The piece critiques the Vietnam War and its impact on American ideals while noting Albany legislators debating a noise fine. It also salutes Catherine Corcoran on her appointment as superintendent of the Bennington Southwest Supervisory Union, praising her educational insight and leadership.
The piece surveys Red China amid the cultural upheaval, noting Mao Tse-tung’s aging leadership and Chen Yi’s perilous position. It contrasts potential fates with past revolutions, highlighting Chou En-lai’s mediating role and fears of a new Bonaparte or Stalin emerge as youth ascend in schooling and provincial generals return to warlordism. It also covers U.S. political tensions over Vietnam, Kennedy and McCarthy, and a Putney incident that echoes broader antiwar strain.
In a partisan clash on Vietnam Senator Aiken uses fear terms like Communist massacre to attack dissent rather than argue the policy. The piece argues the Johnson administration relies on emotion, not debate, and notes Aiken’s past stance and potential electoral motives. The author predicts Communist retaliation would differ from current Saigon regime fatalities.
The author extols winter over summer noting practical warmth from wood and the pleasant scents of burning pine and birch. He recalls past hardships with coal and wood heating, contrasts Florida and California climates, and argues cold winters may aid longevity in Vermont.
The text contrasts France and Russia with China, noting China’s long tradition of semi autonomous provinces. It observes revolutions injure their leaders, but warns there is no universal law determining their ultimate outcome.
Governor Rockefeller proposes a 5.5 billion dollar 1968 69 budget and a 494 million dollar tax increase, saying mandated and obligatory expenses drive higher costs for education welfare and local aid. He notes further tax raises could be needed and cites Medicaid debt service and school funding as main pressures. Local officials and educators pressed for more aid while some calls for cuts were few.
During their 1957 U.S. tour, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip toured a supermarket. A shopper questioned the prince about walking behind the queen. Philip quipped that they had sat together at a football game and had become quite chummy.
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