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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily paper published by the Banner Publishing Corporation except Sundays and holidays. It is printed at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201, serving local news and notices.
The Bennington village trustees, feeling their powers eroding as the town selectmen gain influence, intensify actions to prove their authority. They recently fined residents under a village garbage and refuse disposal ordinance amid a broader debate over housing codes and village sovereignty.
A leading insurer issues a booklet on traffic accident statistics titled Alcoholocaust, warning drink driving as a major accident cause. The piece cites a U.S. Department of Transportation study reporting 25,000 alcohol-related deaths and at least 800,000 crashes annually. It argues for better reporting, housing code enforcement, and tighter public action against drugged driving, urging collaboration among medicine, insurance firms, and authorities to spotlight irresponsible driving.
May 23, 1969, Mayor John Lindsay traveled to Washington to plead for housing funds while seeking a Presidential blessing for the New York City mayoral primary. Nixon offered no public support, as Marchi allies mobilized to keep Nixon neutral.
A lighthearted column questions public figures and everyday annoyances with humor. It riffs on Queen Elizabeth at a subway, Nixon at a White House event, and a misdirected postal invitation, ending with a tongue in cheek message to readers that no one is alone in these mix ups.
A reflective column observes a soggy late May scene and data on a table stacked with literary works. It praises Kazantzakis Report To Greco and Lowell essays, critiques Year 2000, Jarrell Complete Poems, and Mallin Caribbean Crisis while noting the overall poetry scene among undergraduates. The author flags mixed value in Alkahest and a general sense that poetry’s meaning persists as a moving shorthand of expression amid self centered youthful voices.
The piece analyzes the deepening Sino-Soviet split and Moscow’s buildup in the Far East, including 300,000 troops and new air forces, along with China’s claims, border revision aims, and the cautious Western stance urged by European allies.
Rev Kenneth Schwebel thanks Woodford Zoning Commission for inviting church leaders to discuss mobile home facilities on church property. The meeting focused on ownership, property lines, and the caretaker’s residence, amid questions of retroactive zoning and the definition of commence. A public presentation of records is planned at the church on Wednesday June 25 at 7 pm.
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