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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Nixon Air Force Academy speech ends a cordial era with Congress and signals renewed battles over foreign policy. Lawmakers push watchdogs on military spending and the military-industrial complex while challenging anti-ballistic missiles and costly Air Force programs amid fears of a national security state. The clash underscores a shifting balance of power between the President and Congress.
Thieu seeks to block a Midway peace plan that could invite Viet Cong participation in an interim Saigon government. He warns coalition risks, citing Polish, Bulgarian, Hungarian postwar cases, while U.S. figures like Meany oppose surrender to Communists. The piece ties Nixon's stance to possible South Vietnamese political shifts and coups.
Vermont debate over a Constitutional Convention draws harsh rhetoric on war and race. The writer opposes immediate change, cites Arthur Simpson and Hoppe, warns of minority rights danger, and condemns racial essentialism amid national conflict rhetoric.
Massachusetts governor Volpe rose to national prominence as highway chief and reemerges as a mass transit advocate. He backs large subsidies to cities for subways and buses, with a proposed trust fund to finance transit while facing White House resistance to earmarked auto tax revenue. The plan aims at expanding rapid, clean city transport to curb urban immobility and widespread road congestion.
The Detroit stance argues that Nixon era safety measures favor large cars and hurt imports. It contends crash tests target small foreign models while tests remain biased and could spark a ban. A nationwide shift would boost Detroit’s profits and steer production back to bigger, pricier vehicles.
The New York Times notes points in Norman Mailer and Jimmy Breslin mayoralty bid. Supporters praise parks and nostalgia for Third Avenue saloons while opponents warn of chaos if they win the Democratic primary. The pair acknowledge flaws and promise blunt rhetoric.
A man visits a bookshop asking to buy a book and causes clerks to stall with a running gag. The manager highlights the shop’s range of nonbook items while the customer remains fixed on obtaining Robert Graves’s translation of The Golden Ass. The farcical exchange ends with the suggestion to order from the publisher or try a drugstore.
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