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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner, issued daily except Sundays and holidays, is produced by Banner Publishing Corporation. Headquarters at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
A Bennington speech warned of riots in 15 plus American cities as police arm for riot control. The President Commission on Civil Disorders blames white racism for ghettoization and predicts two separate, unequal societies unless radical, costly reforms are enacted across welfare, jobs, housing, and decentralization.
Polls show 65 percent of Vermont Republicans support Rockefeller for president, adding pressure on New York governor to run. Many Republicans and some Democrats believe Nixon cannot win or offer a strong alternative to LBJ. A Rockefeller bandwagon is forming toward Miami, with endorsements flowing to Albany as the draft idea gains currency if he remains a noncandidate until summer.
Reporter Mrs. Clarence Howard describes the Vermont Honduras Alliance for Progress ties in La Ceiba and Tegucigalpa. She notes partnerships with Rev. J. Saxton Wolfe, Honduran officials, and a growing Peace Corps presence shaping education, family planning, and community projects across Bay Islands and the capital.
A largely white national commission indicts white society for inner city riots while urging rapid action on jobs education and housing. It links change to revolutions and warns that failure to act risks deeper disillusionment and more violence. The piece argues youth unrest and foreign policy shifts helped trigger 1967 riots and urges both white and Black communities to pursue shared progress.
The writer laments Vermont leaders like Witherspoon and Nyquist pushing tax schemes to merge or dissolve small towns such as Landgrove. He argues these towns are financially stable and notes Landgrove’s lack of wealth and resources. He warns such utopian policies could extinguish rural communities and promises further commentary.
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