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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1969
Page
4
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The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
A 1884 Cleveland defamation episode is compared with the Kennedy scandal. Massachusetts voters show strong current support for Senator Kennedy despite tragedy. Polls indicate 78 percent want him to keep his seat and no clear drop in perceived performance. Domestic popularity remains high while national prospects look uncertain.
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 18 to 7 to reduce the depletion allowance for oil and gas producers from 27% to 20%. The move, though modest, marks a symbolic victory for reformers and stirs concern among defenders of other loopholes as it highlights entrenched industry power and questions about tax equity and national defense justifications.
The Banner received a July 28 letter bearing Spiro T. Agnew's autograph requesting participation in Nixon's 1969 Youth Opportunity Campaign to place youths in meaningful summer jobs. The paper notes its own hiring of young workers and questions whether delays stem from Agnew's office or the post office, as the letter is dated April 25, 1969 in Washington.
The Kennedy crisis leaves leadership void in the Democratic Party with power struggles. Loyalists eye Sen George McGovern as likely successor while Muskie and other veterans vie for influence. The upheaval reshapes national politics as Nixon benefits from Kennedy’s fall.
The piece cites a New York Times Service column noting government surpluses and shortfalls in taxes and spending, arguing the 10 percent surtax should remain to fund next year’s needs and avert price rises. It references Nixon’s statements in Guam and Bangkok, framing a debate on Asian security and U S roles. The White House is mentioned.
Disjointed savors of the era thread through quotes from press secretary Ziegler, baseball and Nixon era politics, space budget debates, consumer fat discussions, and a parade of global events. Mentions include Apollo 11 funding, Senator Anderson, Halpern, El Salvador, Prince Charles, Arendt, and Billy Graham.
The speaker envisions a return to normalcy by September with political leaders toning down their rhetoric. He predicts the Senators will regain status, warns on Latin American security, and ends with a personal note I plan to go fishing.
The writer reports on Columbia Maryland as a model of a new town with 3200 acres of open space, underground utilities, and a center facing a landscaped lake. The village system includes schools, centers, parks, shops, and cultural spaces all connected by green spaces and paths. Housing ranges from waterfront estates to town houses, with an association fee funding amenities and recreation. The project aims for 110,000 residents by 1982, nearby Washington and Baltimore commuters, and a planned GE plant, led by James Rouse and the Rouse Company, valuing environmental quality over rapid, sprawling development. The author prefers this planned concentration to sprawling Vermont growth.
A satirical Letter to the Editor from Middlesex Vermont portrays Legal Aid as a soap box drama. Characters include Keith the King and Peter the Diamondstone amid cabbage patch satire and debates on free speech with a civic retailer aiding airing outside without cost.
A playful verse tells of a little moon germ hibernating for centuries on the moon. An earth man lands a rocket, pockets the germ, returns home, and the germ meets earth atmosphere and is fumigated to death. The poem ends with a warning to stay away from earth men.
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