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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Apollo achievement is celebrated as a triumph that proves democracy can reach the moon. Yet the editorial urges humbler national priorities, calling for peace, environmental cleanup, and solutions to poverty, homelessness, and hunger, arguing space progress should drive broad human betterment.
Washington faces a transit crisis where Congress funds and authorizes projects in conflict, with Natcher blocking subway money until bridge actions are assured, exposing a tangled federal and local web. The piece critiques urban policy, funding structures, and the misalignment of needs versus control. NASA link noted in context.
A column ponders aging, a ripe garden tomato, and the moon mission, then critiques Alan Harrington’s The Immortalist. It questions humanity’s urge to cheat death, notes Time magazine’s review, and warns of society’s drift toward sensational promises over reality.
The S S Manhattan oil tanker will voyage from Philadelphia to test a commercial route through the Arctic to reach Alaska's oil fields. A 900 million dollar pipeline could move oil to Valdez for West Coast refineries, while East Coast demand would require tanker service. The effort notes Arctic navigation challenges and the shift of oil exploration toward the Arctic, with private enterprise lacking government funding for the 4 500 mile trip.
The piece contrasts Charles A. Lindbergh’s early role in rapid transport with his modern focus on conservation. It cites a United Nations warning that science and industry threaten the environment and urges others to join the cause, praising Lindbergh for resuming public leadership after withdrawal.
Leonard Kopper notes Ted Williams elevates baseball presence, aligning fame with impact and strategy. The piece recalls Ty Cobb and Walter Johnson anecdotes to illustrate the blend of insight and perception in hitting and judging pitches.
Walter Gropius urged living as if forever and leaving a lasting impact, a 1964 letter to students. Robert S. McNamara criticized Congress for equating defense spending with perfume. Richard M. Nixon once called baseball a mind clearing diversion.
Senator Everett Dirksen presses a states call for a Constitutional convention to overturn the Supreme Court ruling on legislative apportionment. While North Carolina rescinded, Wisconsin and Delaware ponder the idea, with fears of a runaway convention and potential Bill of Rights repeal debated by conservatives and liberals. Dirksen argues delegates would honor the Constitution and that any outcome would return to states for ratification.
The writer contends 26 billion gallons annually will be diverted from the Connecticut River to Quabbin Reservoir to serve Boston and nearby communities. The point of withdrawal lies six miles downstream from Vernon reactor discharges, which include tritium. The author questions the right to dump radioactive wastes into air and water.
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