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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Rockefeller mission prompts Chile to present Latin American trade and aid complaints and Nixon to push reform. A push to end tied aid links may curb U.S. exports-focused aid lists and reduce perceived economic imperialism. Congressional resistance to reform remains strong, but anti-American sentiment may hasten change.
A scaled-down agreement with Generalissimo Franco allows continued U.S. base maintenance in Spain until 1970 with a $50 million weapons sale. Critics urge ending the alliance, arguing it propped a dictatorship and fueled anti American sentiment while undercutting strategic gains and urging repurposing of 10,000 U.S. personnel.
A three day Second Circuit conference in Manchester exposes tension between state and federal judges over criminal law reform. Richard Green outlines changes to Title 18 shifting focus from federal interest to behavior, prompting fears of federal overreach and blurred jurisdiction.
A playful, dated collection of letters and notes referencing camp life, draft avoidance, telephone tapping, a 10 percent income tax surcharge, a billing dispute with the Hildebrand Variable Lithograph Dissemating Society, and a reunion with a past acquaintance. The piece blends humor with social commentary on taxes, technology, and aging.
Letter from Bennington editor notes an upcoming joint event for seniors from nursing homes and Willows Mobile Home Court. The Senior Citizens Center supports all 55 plus residents, clarifying there is no separate Senior Citizens Club, and transportation will be provided if needed. The chairman seeks to identify who implied mobile homes would be excluded.
A light column notes education as a two stage process learning first then questioning. It jokes about Columbus Basque origins Doubleday myth and sports Cartwright invention while contrasting two minds Rogers closed and the author open. It ends with a self deprecating line about a sieve like mind.
A Berkeley police claim no evidence supports Denise Levertov’s allegation that officers killed puppies or kittens during the People’s Park disturbances. Chief B R Baker says shrubs were uprooted, a shed overturned, and tent pegs loosened, but no witnesses or records confirm any animal deaths. Gerald Raftery cites the poet’s eye in a fine frenzy rolling.
Report notes a May 11 fire at the Rocky Flats plutonium production site near Denver caused the most costly AEC accident to date. Estimated damage stands at 40 to 50 million dollars, not counting reprocessing losses. Two buildings were contaminated, and full operation may not resume for a year.
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