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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 426 Main Street, Deanington, Vermont 05201.
Three weeks after Humphrey warned that California would decide the nomination, McGovern seizes 271 California delegates and broad New Jersey wins, signaling a near first ballot path. The piece credits his organization and grassroots canvassing as the lasting shift in Democratic politics, with risks still ahead and Nixon's Moscow triumphs in view.
Willy Brandt marks the 25th anniversary of the Marshall Plan by unveiling a German Marshall Fund to finance European American studies over 35 years, aiming to bolster U S Europe ties. It mirrors Fulbright and signals renewed American interest in Europe amid East West detente and concerns over aid declines.
Economists warn that inflation stems from wages rising faster than output. If U S wages outpace production, prices climb and unemployment grows as foreign workers produce more for less. Invention and management once kept America ahead, but rising productivity abroad erodes that edge.
McGovern weighs offering the vice presidency to Edward Kennedy. Younger aides warn Kennedy would upstage McGovern and shift focus to a celebrity ticket. McGovern argues Kennedy adds intelligence, boosts labor and black support, and could help in the South while Chappaquiddick is not the central issue. Kennedy’s reaction remains unknown.
U S Forest Service and Green Mountain Club reach agreement to place four shelter caretakers for North and South Bourn Pond and Lula Tye and Little Rock Pond shelters in Vermont. Three New Jersey men will collect 75 cents per person per night, oversee maintenance, and handle cleanup.
Letter from Peter N Skinner, environment engineer, criticizes atomic energy policy. Cites safety risks from plutonium, waste transport, decommissioned plants, thermal pollution, radioactive dumping grounds, low level releases, tritium, and proliferation. Urges reexamination of information and nuclear views, warns against rushing to radioactive blackouts.
In California primary aftermath the article notes George McGovern argues voters favor radical change on Vietnam, economy, and tax reform while Nixon and aides seek a middle path. McGovern attracts workers and suburbanites despite party splits, with pundits doubting his electability but his campaign pressing for unity and bold policy.
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