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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. It serves as the region's local newspaper with continuous community coverage and notices.
The piece argues the nuclear treaty signed by the United States Great Britain and the Soviet Union should spur broader arms control talks between the superpowers. It notes President Johnsons push for disarmament and a Moscow readiness to begin talks, while also urging limits on cigarette advertising as medical links to cancer and heart disease grow clearer.
The local Rotarians and Lions hosted a Monday night show with Yankee Doodlers from Arlington, raising substantial funds for Little League. Speakers urged curbs on offensive nuclear weapons and missile systems, while discussions addressed Vietnam and global disarmament prospects.
A CBS-TV program claims 10 million Americans lack food while Rep. Goodell urges more action and accuses officials of misallocating the $26 billion annual hunger relief. The piece discusses unemployment, possible waste, and ideas like guaranteed income or a dividend funded by corporate taxes as alternatives to current relief programs. Milton Friedman is cited on giving money to the poor.
Readers defend Mount Anthony Union High School name urging preservation of MAUHS and its union ideal. A second letter criticizes gun control proposals, arguing constitutional rights and urging readers to contact senators. A third letter opposes a dump site on Squaw Hill Road, urging relocation to protect nearby homes.
Hubert Humphrey's campaign managers study state election laws for a possible McCarthy fourth-party bid. He compares 1968 to 1948 Truman-Nixon era and worries a split could jeopardize the White House, while seeking Kennedy aides and facing Johnson's control over the Vietnam plank.
A brisk tribute to modern plowmen across Vermont and Jamaica, contrasting early plowing by horse teams with today's tractor powered farming. It notes speed, discipline, and skill, highlighting the plowman as essential to feeding communities, with a nod to technological and social change shaping farm life.
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