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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece reviews the March of the Poor to the Lincoln Memorial, urging federal and local leaders to address poverty affecting 30 million Americans. It compares to 1963 Civil Rights action, warns violence if peaceful means fail, and argues Congress must act to ensure fed, state, and local institutions share affluence and humanity.
Analyzing U S aid in Ecuador the article notes AID spent 66 million and a 100000 loan for tax reform failed as locals reportedly dislike paying taxes. The piece cites AID’s mixed view of project success and questions whether more loans could compel tax compliance amid political realities.
Bennington readers rebut town park rumors about Willow Park on Park Street. Margaretta Schuyler and Kevin Thibodeau urge neighbors to verify facts at the Town Farm land, noting trees, water sources, and wetlands.
An opinion piece argues America lacks a sane gun law and contrasts US violence with France and Britain. It suggests revolts by SDS leaders at Columbia face limited odds due to weaker mass support, citing De Gaulle’s stance and the need to end student revolutions before backfire.
An Illinois Bar Association report debates weapons for women's defense, noting screams as a natural weapon and allowed actions such as kicking or scratching. It questions concealed guns, tear-gas pens, and water pistols, while the author muses on practicality and laments gun control as impractical yet advocates outlawing gun manufacture. The piece reflects on self defense and societal attitudes toward violence.
President Johnson opens new diplomatic lines with Premier Kosygin seeking three aims. urge Moscow to push Hanoi to maintain Paris talks, to press arms control and Soviet weapon shipments, and to win an invitation to visit Russia before January 1969.
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