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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes a shift in commencement addresses as student activism grows. It contrasts Sen Edward Brooke at Wellesley with Ted Kennedy at UMass and Emmanuel College, praising sharper, more engaged speeches that confront controversy rather than retreat into safe platitudes.
The piece notes a recurring Washington habit of citing supposedly encouraging captured documents from Vietnam to claim the enemy is on the ropes. It contrasts past leaky promises before Tet with current assertions, questions the motives of the Nixon administration, and cites critics like Harriman arguing for negotiation over continued heavy military pressure.
The obituary notes Bella Dodd a former Communist Party member who warned that a 1946 National Committee plan for a Black Belt separatist nation was never in good faith but aimed to provoke strife. It traces renewed interest in black separatism via Jet Magazine and college programs, and cites Dodd's testimony as a warning about ongoing rhetoric and study programs.
A Sunderland resident criticizes Bennington County coverage of the tornado last Thursday. She lauds Sunderland road crews and volunteers who cleared blocked routes, notes prolonged outages in Sunderland, Arlington, and Manchester, commends power and telephone crews, and thanks East Arlington and Hill's Farm workers for restoring services.
In a satirical tale set in Washington the narrator and neighbors watch Stanley deliberate over letting his son Ardworth use the family car. A mock council of Automotive Advisers, subcommittees, and staged public forums parody political decision making as neighbors rib a father’s choice and mockingly invite observers to witness the private process.
A reader named John J. Hicks of Elmhurst New York writes to The Banner asking when the day of reckoning will come, arguing that indulgence and debt fueled by credit cards have eroded morals amid inflation and a bloated economy. He warns that spending now may lead to bankruptcy tomorrow.
Governor Deane C. Davis recounts a six town southern Vermont tour with Tax Commissioner John Wackerman Education Commissioner Harvey Scribner and Highway Commissioner John Gray. The group met with diverse residents across Rutland Bennington and Brattleboro to discuss social welfare highway and education issues and plan northern visits. The effort yielded ideas for solutions and affirmed citizen engagement in government.
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