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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes that Vermont National Guard riot control drills drew skepticism in Grafton until a weekend of motorcycle gang chaos tested civil order. Police investigated robberies and assaults as riders from Massachusetts clashed town streets, and a World War II armored car appeared. National Guard call up marked first in decades, raising questions about future disturbances and the need for disciplined crowd control.
Readers suggest a healthy maple be planted on the Tree of Hope site in Harlem to honor prominent Black figures. Vermont political clashes over gubernatorial candidates and a local fruit stand in Bennington provide a mix of commentary and light local color.
Washington conservatives warn Nixon’s choice of ultra‑conservative advisers risks alienating moderate Republicans and independents. The roster includes Karl Mundt Roman Hruska and John Tower, with Howard Baker as a Tennessee newcomer. They advocate hard line Vietnam policy tighter federal spending and strong law and order, signaling a rural appeal against urban voters.
The piece surveys moderate Republicans and conservatives in 1960s politics. It notes Mundt's push for an Americanism academy and Nixon's mixed stance on Paris talks and Vietnam as moderates weigh which Nixon will shape a future Republican administration. It references Hiss, pumpkin papers, Rockefeller, Hruska, Tower, Yarborough, Connally, and Peale.
A Searsburg column reflects on summer vacation options amid tailgating road trips and busy seasonal crowds. The writer contrasts crowded trips to distant resorts with a steady home routine on Skylark, proposing a workable home vacation: mornings work, afternoons leisure, and occasional outings without long-distance travel or noisy motels.
New England Dairyman reports the 32nd annual June Dairy Month milk promotion was a marked success across the United States. The American Dairy Association expanded advertising while national and local dairy groups engaged media and education efforts. Industry cooperation strengthened producer pools and coops, with funds for promotion seen as a key to sustaining momentum in milk sales and product diversity.
The Candeub Fleissig firm tests a humane redevelopment plan in Harlem from 130th to 145th streets and Seventh Avenue to St Nicholas Park Avenues. A community council of about 50 organizations guides building by building analysis, identifying 1300 structures worth saving and limiting demolitions to 609 units. The plan seeks lofts with local factories, new worship spaces, shops, and expanded living space, avoiding forced uprooting.
A discussion notes tensions around a proposed community art center in St Nicholas Park with a Negro band leader seeking a music school and resistance to his work. The plan’s multi level design by Ifill Johnson and Hanchard, Harlem architects, is meant to foster participation or risk city decay and suburban upheaval.
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