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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation. It is based at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Debate centers on federal response and party fault lines after Detroit unrest. Johnson urges nonpartisan, long term reform while Sen Morton calls for a united effort and a $1 billion fund. Detroit Police Chief Girardin cites internal frustrations and no outside conspiracy. Negro leaders King, Randolph, Wilkins, Young urge law and order.
Editor notes praise for local students in the Ford Foundation summer school and year round school use, while highlighting Polygraphic Cushman and Orvis expansions. They warn on civil unrest and voice hope police training promotes restraint, not action, as Vermont communities invest in learning and manufacturing.
In a critical view, the piece argues the black power movement and its call for self determination mirror apartheid. It cites Communist roots, warns against alienating whites, and says such a path risks national civil liberties and provokes a harsh law and order backlash. It highlights Newark incidents and quotes RAM, CORE, and Stokely Carmichael as examples of violent rhetoric. The author insists apartheid from below would self-destruct, harming minority safety and federal policy.
The 1967 Vermont legislature passed 55 resolutions in support of the Johnson administration policy in Vietnam, but Gov. Hoff did not sign this one. Rep. John Alden seeks an explanation, asking whether Hoff feared peacenik backlash or if President Johnson is aware. Vermonters await the governor’s rationale.
The Gibboney case shows how bold change can promise progress but attract friction. Employers often vow support, yet withdraw when trouble arises, leaving innovators to stand alone as criticism swirls. Vermont readers see lessons in caution, accountability, and wary optimism for future leaders.
A reader laments lack of a central place to file TV complaints beyond advertisers. He recalls WRGB shows like Teen-Age Barn and Earle Pudney, criticizes scheduling of old films, and suggests the FCC or a rating service could host a Bureau of Complaints and Compliments to gauge audience views and improve local programming.
New York Mayor John Vliet Lindsay emerges as a leading Republican figure for 1970 governor, drawing GOP support across upstate districts and gaining endorsements from party veterans. Romney Rockefeller’s term continues, with Javits Duryea Wilson and others viewed as potential rivals shaping the race.
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