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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 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 United Auto Workers and the Teamsters form Alliance for Labor Action, aiming to organize the unorganized and revitalize crusading labor values. Led by Walter Reuther and Frank Fitzsimmons, the duo seeks jobs housing civil rights and broader social legislation, challenging AFL CIO complacency amid big union membership of about 3.4 million combined.
Sam Ogden reports a rare panther close to Green Mountains, urging Vermont to ban big-cat hunting. Vandals deface Deer Park signs, prompting calls for protection and improved supervision of public spaces. Misused school district expense funds trigger tighter travel disbursement controls and budget trimming. Bennington College runs a cooperative summer program for gifted juniors. A Ripton camp friction between white and Negro girls highlights economic tensions, while boys get along, stressing shared traits across races.
Washington observers see John Lindsay as a photogenic yet elusive alternative to aging presidential contenders. While praised for frank dialogue with Harlem and Bedford Stuyvesant, critics warn his charm masks the hard plan cities require and question the tax costs of renewal.
A Vermont fishing columnist recalls summer trout behavior and offers practical advice. He notes heat drives cold water fish to hide and suggests fishing at dawn or dusk, using small dry flies, and letting the trout choose feeding times. He shares a Battenkill pool tale where patience and stealth yielded nine trout. The essay emphasizes fish-led pacing over eager casting and reflects on anglers learning from experience.
John Chamberlain argues that Czechoslovakia’s shift toward liberal practices matters mainly as Moscow’s leverage to secure military dominance in Poland East Germany Hungary and Bulgaria. He notes captive regimes pay higher Soviet prices and rely on Czech Slovakia to keep Warsaw Pact unity, while peasants in Poland resist forced collectivization and maintain private plots.
Allan C Bosch en urges parties to return to democracy and warns against ramroded politics proposing Rocky and McCarthy form a fourth party to win November write ins. Margaret Ray questions MAUHS carpet surplus rumor and school neglect in Bennington urging scrutiny of school maintenance.
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