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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner, issued daily except Sundays and holidays, is published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Opponents of billboard bans used threats and tactics to kill the Riehle bill but pro billboard forces prevailed. The measure now awaits the governor and aims to curb sign pollution on roadsides while promoting guides and info centers for travelers. It envisions scenic corridors and could inspire similar action in other states.
Bennington selectmen propose burning paper in a town incinerator to shrink landfill needs and reduce windborne refuse while avoiding a dump adjacent to a public park. They urge a long range plan for downtown parking, preferring a commission to craft reforms and better off street facilities for Bennington Village.
Washington analysis foresees deep party rifts as Robert F. Kennedy contemplates a 1968 bid. The Kennedy and Johnson camps clash over Vietnam policy, threatening unity before the convention and shaping future policy amid a polarized Democratic Party and a hardening Johnson stance on victory in Vietnam.
A Vermont report highlights widespread town efforts to boost local life through Main Street beautification, immunization clinics, cultural centers, and a self-run crafts shop. A centralized Help line 2-4357 links residents to aid, while many towns form a supercommittee to coordinate projects and pursue town backing, marking a shift from apathy to active civic involvement.
The piece argues young Viet vets may shape U.S. politics more than dissenters as a youth movement helped Sen. Eugene McCarthy in New Hampshire. It notes his whimsy with poets, quotable lines, and a gamble that distinguished him from Bobby Kennedy, while he remains in the over 30 category and gains unusual acceptance from a skeptical generation.
A writer envisions a novel cookbook that uses detective storytelling to present culinary facts. The concept riffs on cucumber soup essays in modern cookbooks and centers a New Year blackeyed peas scene with Mike Sledge the private eye. The piece muses on Vietnam era politics and the impact on veterans in future U.S. policy.
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