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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 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. The notice records corporate address and regular publication schedule for the local newspaper.
Editorial argues Nixon’s plan to pull 25,000 U.S. troops by August is a minor gesture that fails to alter policy or reduce violence. It notes expectations of 40,000+ and warns the move deepens U.S. commitment to Thieu, buying time while emboldening Viet Cong. The piece critiques Washington for kowtowing to Thieu and Ky.
The Bennington-Rutland Opportunity Council’s director Daniel J. Holland is named deputy director of the Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity. Bennington friends offer congratulations with some regret as his family leaves town. Montpelier’s gain is Bennington’s loss amid a season of commencements and reflections on graduation traditions.
A Vermonter requests direct answers from Senators Aiken and Prouty about the now planned forty plus nuclear reactors across New England. The writer demands honest, lucid, credible information on humanitarian aims, risks from radioactive waste and pollution, and the path of atomic energy programs, urging plain facts over evasive politics. Arlington resident Rock R. Rodgers signs the letter.
Senators fear new arms era as Nixon labels critics as isolationists and Symingtons. The piece argues the speech signals a shift from listening to confrontational tone, raising alarms over ABM MIRV systems and the risk of a first strike. It compares current rhetoric to McCarthy era language and notes concern among defense stalwarts about jeopardizing deterrence and balance of terror.
Thompson of 606 Gage St petitions President Nixon and top officials, urging a public article series on combating communism and criticizing censorship of anti communism content. He questions Fulbright’s memo, NSC reversals, FCC probes, and bans of anti communist speakers on military bases, demanding immediate policy change and nationwide education this fall.
A reader laments the closing of a beloved popcorn wagon on Bennington’s Main Street. The letter asks if state rules could be eased to allow the wagon to operate again, noting nostalgia for “the good old days” and concern over tourist impact in the dear little town.
William N. Simonson expresses gratitude to Vermont officials and residents who assisted in the Penny Kaden search near Glastonbury Mountain. He notes more than 100 participants including state troopers, game wardens, pilots, and private citizens, coordinated by Sgt. Gordon J. Mooney of Shaftsbury. He praises the community’s kindness and plans to remember Vermont fondly in the future.
A Wilmington Mothers Club mystery ride of six cars with 26 passengers tours from Wilmington into Brattleboro and Keene, ending at the Black Lantern for a roast beef and chicken dinner. The piece includes Mount Pisgah and Stratton mountain blooms, lilac season, a Robert Bean poem about lilacs, and a humorous animal tale about a swallows bigamy incident in Skylark housing, with fielding birds and a hopeful, springtime mood.
A New York Times summary arguing against a House bill to cut federal aid to colleges that fail to enforce strict conduct codes. It warns the measure would penalize many students and staff, deepen distrust, and fuel campus radicalization while urging Congress to focus on humane goals.
A U.N. delegate visiting New York watched two tubs of live crabs at Fulton Street Fish Market. One tub priced at $2.50 per dozen, the other at $1.50 per dozen. A crab climbed from the cheaper tub into the higher priced one, prompting the delegate to remark that such scenes can only happen in the United States.
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