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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. It serves as the local daily newspaper with standard newsroom, advertising, and circulation operations for Bennington and surrounding areas.
Hubert's Problem Editorials note Sen Eugene McCarthy's NY primary surge and Paul O'Dwyer's upset as signs of demand for fresh Washington leadership on Vietnam and domestic issues. The piece argues Humphrey faces a choice to align with or distance from the administration, urging a clear stance to reflect national mood and influence the convention.
The editor notes the Arlington Town Farm park proposal faces a town vote that may reverse two years of decisions by selectmen park and planning bodies and private groups. With no viable site from the Willow Park opposition, a vote against the project risks ending the town’s park plans. The piece urges clear stance from selectmen and considers interim leadership for a new ambulance service amid volunteers’ disbandment and town support.
Humprey publicly championed restraint in Vietnam while quietly pressing poverty and food programs. He mobilized mayors to defend the poverty program, lobbied industry leaders to invest in core cities, and expanded surplus food distribution to hunger counties, amid debate over his Vietnam stance and loyalty to the administration.
The text suggests Moyers predicts Humphrey will face the burden of the war in the fall campaign regardless of his public Vietnam stand. It notes Nixon’s hard line on Vietnam could seem irrelevant to Humphrey doubters.
A reader denounces a Bureau of Public Roads directive requiring removal of all trees four inches in diameter or larger within 30 feet of roads. The piece questions safety justifications, urges public protest, and urges letters to officials to halt the policy and preserve scenic roadways.
A Letter to the Editor discusses New England Puritan roots and the founders axis in a plea for virtue and wisdom in democracy. It cites Macaulay and James Russell Lowell, references Coniston by Winston Churchill, and urges Americans to uphold and transmit foundational principles amid political change.
A reflective piece questions the lure of “something for nothing” in modern life. It cites mail promotions, welfare debates, and government aid, noting how coupons and prizes tempt with pennies saved or free items while examining poverty, unemployment, and the need for self-reliance. The author praises Majken Brody’s charitable work and urges self-respect and better home life as foundations for reducing crime and dependence.
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