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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece critiques two decades of defense spending driven by politicians in Congress led by Rep. L Mendell Rivers. It argues the Cold War era created a system where military patronage dominates federal funding, propping up bases and plants in Rivers district and shaping national priorities.
The Southwestern Vermont Teachers' Association and the Southwestern Supervisory Union Board face a stalemate defined by jargon and word games. As definitions blur and no concrete offers emerge, the tax payer may seek an interpreter to untangle the dispute over teacher pay and working conditions.
James Reston surveys Chief Justice Warren's farewell opinions and the clash with Warren Burger's restraint in Powell and El Paso Natural Gas cases. The piece frames Warren's interventionist philosophy versus Burger's cautious approach and its implications for the Court's future under Nixon.
Governor Davis argues the Social Welfare Department must live within its budget next fiscal year with over 34 million available from state and federal funds. He notes legislative intent to reduce public assistance if funds are insufficient and pledges flexibility to transfer surpluses within programs while ensuring aid reaches those truly in need and preventing abuse.
Government notices warn of a spreading population explosion of Crown of Thorns starfish threatening Guam Palau Saipan and other Pacific reefs. Pollutants may have killed starfish predators allowing rapid coral destruction endangering fisheries divers and island communities. The San Diego Ocean Research Laboratory expedition aims to study and curb this pollution driven outbreak.
A Modesto reader attacks a Banner editorial on campus unrest, arguing the piece masks the real causes. He cites Berkeley and a San Francisco Examiner piece by John Gilbaugh, urging recognition of a planned New Left influence and the need to confront a mismanaged society to quell youth rebellion.
A wide letter to Rep Rob Stafford argues for a two year universal draft with options to serve in the Peace Corps, conservation corps or armed forces, plus education boosts after service. Letter writers Bellows Falls and Berkeley residents urge social responsibility and debate cost alongside welfare and anti communism concerns.
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