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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. Office is on Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial lauds a participatory democracy experiment in Miami Beach where 3000 delegates from diverse backgrounds convened without tight party control. Delegates stayed disciplined, engaged, and open to debate, ending a long session with 95 percent present at 6:30 a.m. The piece praises the healthy shift in political process and notes the ticket may lose in November.
A retrospective overview links the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s to wide social changes in the United States. It cites shifts in black self-perception among children, northern-to-southern migration patterns, increased black political influence at the Democratic convention, and the broader push for equal rights tied to the 1776 Revolution.
The Nation analyzes how Nixon and McGovern must confront Vietnam in a race where peace talks in Paris and the November election intertwine. It argues Connally’s role, compares 1944 Roosevelt Dewey efforts to avoid politicizing peace, and urges coordinated action for peace without undermining talks.
A commentator reviews the Coleman Report on Educational Opportunity. He notes the interview format with Dick Hubert and James Coleman dodges race while outlining key findings: home environment, peer groups, teacher quality, and facilities shape student achievement across racial and class lines.
National analysis notes George McGovern could emerge as a decisive reformer in the 1972 race. The Nixon camp attacks McGovern for plans to gut the defense budget and an income tax program, while McGovern stakes his party on a sharp shift away from 1960s norms. The piece compares McGovern to Goldwater and Bryan as highly controversial figures.
The analysis outlines McGovern as a controversial challenger in a close 1972 race. It weighs voter registration gains, new voters, and potential shifts from Wallace's 1968 vote. It also compares Nixon’s past performance and the impact of the Democratic spill on McGovern's prospects.
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