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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The editorial argues the United States ranks among the least generous Western nations in aid when judged by percentage of GNP. It cites OECD and UN data placing the U S near the bottom, notes proposed aid cut from 2.96 billion to 2.36 billion, and blames Vietnam war costs as the real fiscal strain. It urges preserving robust aid despite deficit fears and suggests curbing war profiteering to fund aid.
The piece examines Gov. Hoff's reported endorsement of Vice President Humphrey and explores whether a dovish Hubert could shift Vietnam policy. It questions if Humphrey will abandon Johnson era escalation, fire advisers, and fund Kerner report goals while addressing urban and racial crises.
An NRA editorial argues gun rights are under threat from three assassins linked to Communism. It denounces federal gun controls as harming Americans, cites Vietnam and New York City crime data, and warns against disarming civilians. It defends armed self defense and laments policy directions.
In a field guide column, the author cites Roger Tory Peterson on pesticide harms and lists persistent chemicals to avoid such as DDT DDD DDE chlordane lindane dieldrin aldrin endrin hexachlor benzene and captan fungicides plus sodium arsenite. He endorses safer ingredients like abate Paris green rotenone pyrethrum nicotine sulfate sulfur lime Bordeaux mixture and warns about 2 4 D and 2 4 5 T with references to Silent Spring. He urges readers to keep the list and notes a personal copy with symbolic pictures of a fish and birds harmed by poisons.
The discussion of Abe Fortas’s bid for Chief Justice pits fierce bigots against defenders of civil liberties. Fortas is praised as a brilliant advocate for justice, defending Lattimore against McCarthyism and shaping the Durham rule, while critics frame him within constitutional niceties. The piece recalls Frankfurter Brandeis era uproars and laments passions surrounding race and religion.
In a reflection on 1960s corporate policy, the Bucyrus-Erie Company rethinks compulsory retirement. Chairman Gene Berg notes valuable engineers risk loss when forced out at sixty-five and introduces an Advanced Product Division where retirees work as consultants. The piece argues Social Security deserves overhaul as careers lengthen and skills outrun old retirement rules.
Washington column notes NFL players strike prospects and student protests. It cites NFL unions and potential college uprisings as signals of sport entwined with broader social issues. A Cowlick College team at East Sweetsox rebels demanding player autonomy and abolition of the huddle in a locker room protest.
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