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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner, published daily excluding Sundays and holidays, is produced by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. The notice outlines the newspaper's publication schedule and corporate name and address.
President Nixon signals rising resistance to blank Pentagon funding. Air Force aborts a 3 billion manned orbiting lab after 1.5 billion spent, while Budget Director Mayo says defense will follow standard request processes. A Rivers speech hints a Capitol Hill shift toward tighter scrutiny of military spending and global commitments.
After weeks of tension Harvard allowed an SDS spokesman at commencement. President Pusey and the Harvard Corporation yielded to senior marshals who invited the speaker, and he spoke briefly before being booed. About 50 students marched out. the ceremony continued with little incident. The episode suggests students will claim and exercise a right to view opposing views.
A Midway Island joint statement by President Nixon and President Thieu promises a free South Vietnamese election but offers scant detail on international supervision. The piece questions UN led oversight and recalls historic cautions about intellectuals, democracy, and wartime measures shaping public policy.
The piece lauds Japan’s new Tokaido line for passenger transit from Tokyo to Osaka, noting 36 Hikari express trains daily at about 130 mph, 54 Kodama locals, and a 320 mile route with 182 daily trains. It contrasts with the Penn Central metroliner and Turbotrain, highlights government private loans plus a World Bank loan, and cites prepped extensions toward Hakata with projections of massive urban rail growth.
In the United States, aging roadbeds limit metroliners and turbotrains, with no new truck lines or massive rail projects on the horizon. The only near-constant plan is the 1950s superhighway system, making the experience of riding Japan's Tokaido line feel like a sobering contrast to American travel.
A book review of Sheldon Novick's The Careless Atom contrasts atomic power with a dragon on a treadmill, warning of long lived radioactive waste, cancer risks, and potential catastrophes from reactor accidents. The piece cites Teller and Aiken, notes underground plant proposals, and calls for careful scrutiny of next decade plans.
New York Republicans plan for Goodell to win renomination but upstate leaders push Nassau Senator Edward Speno to challenge him. Rockefeller backing seen as key while Democrats court Arthur Goldberg and Samuel Stratton. The 1970 primaries loom as a high-stakes battle in state politics.
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