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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 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.
The editorial argues that Washington police halted the Poor People's March by arresting leaders and that Resurrection City will soon vanish. It questions whether Congress and the public understood the message, cites funding failures for the Food Stamp Program in Vermont, and urges renewed congressional action to fight poverty and establish a permanent Washington lobby for the poor.
Editor notes a quiet Bennington School District election with voters choosing union and elementary board members. The piece urges informed choices, while urging stronger gun control, arguing education alone cannot curb gun violence and calling on sportsmen to back fair national gun laws.
The piece discusses how President Johnson uses court appointments to shape the Supreme Court. It recalls Arthur Goldberg's resignation to join the United Nations, Abe Fortas's confirmation, and Ramsey Clark replacement by Thurgood Marshall, noting how such moves influence the Court's trajectory for years.
A long rainy spell slows Charlie’s house painting with primer coats on hold and a bat near the eaves. Nearby, motorcycle traffic for Loudon NH’s National Championship disrupts mountain quiet as local theaters in Wilmington and Marlboro prepare summer shows with overlapping schedules and diverse casts.
The New York primary outcome signals a widening defeat in Vietnam policy for Johnson. McCarthy gains over 50 of 123 delegates, Humphrey's camp falters, and O'Dwyer wins the Senate nomination, reflecting a weary electorate tired of war and costly stalemate. The column argues the United States has lost the war and must confront the political cost ahead.
Washington report notes Dr Theodore Isaac Rubin argues voters are shaped by subconscious psychological problems, with women voters featured in examples. The piece imagines candidates hiring psychiatric advisers to tailor campaigns and describes a satirical strategy meeting about appealing to various mental states.
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