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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Frederick R. Kappel, former AT&T chairman, argues the U S postal system can not be sold as is and urges turning the Post Office into a nonprofit government corporation to save over a billion yearly. He notes political rate setting and patronage as core failures and warns Congress will resist losing control and protection for employees and rate perks. President Johnson weighs the commission’s 212 page report with caution amid anticipated opposition.
The Bennington selectmen are urged to ask Bijur Lubricating Corp to share the extra 12 000 cost to extend sewer and water lines to Bijur's new plant, noting bids suggest 82 000 total with 70 000 already appropriated. The piece praises town commitment, welcomes police chief move, and notes flood wall easements for the Roaring Branch and a joke about ad agency voting.
Washington reports that new intelligence shows Soviet nuclear subs reached speeds earlier than expected. Rickover urged a faster attack submarine, gaining congressional funding and a high priority program after Defense Secretary Clifford announced the plan amid worries over qualitative U S edge.
Readers in Vermont and Bennington express worries about hot rod street racing on Coolidge Avenue and billboards near the state line. They urge police attention, discuss helmet law repeal sentiment, and announce a July 23 Burlington meeting to seek support for a court challenge.
Vermont Education Commissioner Harvey Scribner faces sharp criticism for garbled speech and strong language about Emily Dickinson in a Johnson State College address. The piece also critiques Bernard Dubay and his plan for 25 urbanized school districts, arguing such consolidation would centralized power and erode local control.
The piece argues future US presidents cannot wage wars without broad public consent. It notes voters and elites like Humphrey McCarthy Rockefeller Kennedy challenge the idea of America as world police. It suggests a draft lottery with a national service option and criticizes census overreach as a vigilance example.
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