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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Sentinel ABM decision looms as Nixon weighs deployment versus costs and arms control. Pentagon urges base relocation for protection, but Senate doubts a majority backs funding amid fears of deepening the arms race and domestic neglect. Critics warn a continued arms buildup could end in nuclear catastrophe.
Americans confront hunger at home as McGovern's committee reports 10 million near starved. Secretary Hardin unveils free food stamps for the poorest citizens while HEW chief Finch pushes reforms to end distribution bottlenecks. Government action and urgency frame a nationwide hunger reform push.
Editor notes describe heavy travel by Bennington, Arlington, and Rutland residents as Mt. Anthony Patriots and Arlington Eagles push toward the Vermont state tournament semi finals. After years of northern dominance, the scene hints at a possible shift in power to the south.
In Bennington fans teased Lieutenant Governor Tom Hayes as he watched Middlebury play Mt Anthony. The remark underlined political jabs in sports crowds, as Hayes attended the game with his son on the Middlebury team. The Bennington observer warned that a loss could cost him votes.
Japan bets on 1970 as the Year of Peace by hosting Expo 70 near Osaka. With a $150 million budget, 63 nations will participate in a 815 acre site, marking Japan as Asia’s coming of age. The piece weighs Japan’s growth, trade tensions, and political risk amid regional conflict and global competition.
The piece argues Nixon relies on a broad GOP spectrum to staff the White House and departments. It notes Kissinger Finch Rogers and Thurmond nether extremes, with Laird Mitchell and others balancing choices. It frames the policy question as whether Nixon will set his own direction. It highlights aims to curb inflation NATO unity and Soviet diplomacy.
A Woodford community letter rebuts a March Banner report on talks with the Bennington Graded School District. It states no fixed 1970 target date or financial plan, notes only exploratory talks and a sympathetic Bennington board, and argues reporting biased and editorial ways remain inappropriate for public school reform debates.
A columnist derides MIT scientists and Kurt Vonnegut for opposing government research and weapon development. The piece links disarmament ideals to reckless risk and cites electronic espionage, U S Pueblo casualties, and global hot and cold war stakes. It warns MIT would be a target and urges realistic defense.
A group of influential Republicans urged Sen. Edward J. Speno of Nassau to oppose U.S. Sen. Charles E. Goodell next year. Speno, a 15 year state senator, said he has shown interest but would not commit. Goodell, a former congressman appointed by Gov. Rockefeller after RFK’s assassination, faces questions about his electability and political philosophy.
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