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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. It serves as the local newspaper for Bennington and surrounding areas with community news and notices.
Dr. Ernest J. Sternglass of the University of Pittsburgh warns that nuclear war could biologically doom future infants through strontium-90 exposure, challenging U S defense priorities and urging redirected funds to research. His claims spark debate and media discussion, including Esquire coverage. The piece notes dissent from AEC doctors and Rep Holifield. It also praises Troy area's WFLY for decades of classical radio programming.
The piece notes the first hurricane sighting Anna, the 1969 football season starting Friday, and WFLY dropping FM cultural programming on July 14. It recalls local youth achievements Russell Barber at the White House and Peter Harrington in My Fair Lady, now performers in White Creek’s Old Home Day on August 3.
A New York Times analysis notes Saigon wording shifts from search and destroy to reducing violence and protective reaction. Harriman argues Nixon's visit signals a possible pivot toward a Kissinger-Harriman approach to end the war, urging acceptance of the status quo to advance Paris talks and avoid Hanoi stalemate.
A letter to stockholders reports Beech Court renovation near completion with new siding and interior upgrades. An August open house is planned, Rotary Club funds a swing set for the children, and residents discuss standards and cooperative actions. HOME Inc. aims to raise $14,000 more at $25 per share.
Thanks to Umpires I want to thank the following men who gave up one night a week to help our Little League games this year. Their help was greatly needed and they answered the call willingly and freely, to do an excellent job. OTTO RAETZ, Umpire in Chief Ladd Road Pownal, produced an odd alliance between hawks and doves with debate on war policy and peace talks.
Joe Namath faces scrutiny as Broadway Joe’s Inc launches with three investors and a $2 million public offering. Namath serves as chairman though he contributed only his name. the venture sells $10,000 franchises nationwide while links to organized crime are noted in surrounding commentary.
Mrs Hall and Mrs Hanson back new rules at Park Lawn Cemetery and defend artificial flowers as long lasting. Readers JESSIE DEWEY and RENA L DEWEY complain flowers are not returned after mowing, with some graves overlooked or paths left unkempt. They urge caretakers to respect the dead and fulfill duties.
A Soviet shakeup narrative notes the Kremlin debates anti-American and anti-M Maoist lines among generals as Brezhnev aims to shield the western front while focusing on Red China. Nixon's Bucharest stop may be used to pivot U S policy, with Moscow wary of two-front trouble and central Asian nationalism campaigns unfolding.
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