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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The February Reader's Digest interview with Admiral McCain claiming the enemy is licked sparks Senate criticism from Fulbright who warns it could jeopardize Paris peace talks. The piece argues Washington overestimates leverage in Vietnam and endorses cautious troop withdrawal as a path to resume Paris negotiations.
In a press briefing Nixon pitches a revised Sentinel ABM approach placing missiles near Minuteman sites and bomber bases rather than urban centers. Critics say the plan fails to solve core objections and would still strain the military budget while delaying any arms talks with the Soviets. Congress faces a vote on pressing for a wiser path.
The piece argues Nixon faces a painful choice to resume bombing in North Vietnam, with Thieu urging it while global opinion pounds the U.S. The author notes rising anti Americanism, risks to allied governments, and the potential for wider unrest if bombing restarts. It contrasts past decisions and warns of Nixon bearing responsibility if he reopens the raids.
New York state agencies brace for 10 to 11 percent budget cuts as Gov. Rockefeller orders a five percent across the board reduction yet warns actual reductions will be higher due to bookkeeping changes and an expenditure ceiling. Departments grapple with higher figures than last year and a new cash basis purchasing rule could force cancellations and delays. University officials fear smaller freshman classes, though Rockefeller says overall enrollment will stay the same with a slowdown rather than a true cutback.
Richard E. Sliter, professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts, warns that expenditure programs will claim the available income, a view shared by those with family, club, PTA, or governmental budgeting experience.
A statewide hiring freeze suspends new contracts across all departments delaying September faculty starts. An Albany official notes the constraint strains staffing, with a private‑sector professor losing a promised opening and awaiting a contract. Rockefeller questions why leaders object, urging belt tightening.
Social historians say Irish American students sparked campus chaos on St Patrick's Day 1970 in a NYC bar by demanding holidays for Irish patriot figures. The tale grows into a national shift, with registered letters, dean of demonstrations, and a fragmented system of ethnic colleges replacing unified campus calendars.
A Kremlin analysis argues Moscow fears a two front war with China and the West, using Occam’s razor to explain Soviet behavior. It links Sino-Soviet tensions, the Ussuri clash, Prague’s 1968 upheaval, and Brezhnev doctrine fears to nuclear talks with the United States and guarantees against West German nuclear rearmament. Nixon’s openness to talks is seen as having some backbone in policy signals.
Nixon is described as a cool cat with self confidence to decide what is essential. The text ponders whether he knows better than anyone how to apply Occam's razor to cut through excess.
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