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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues inflation, not just Vietnam, fuels discontent and could be a Republican campaign weapon in 1968. It cites rising prices, declining purchasing power for non supervisory workers, and projections of higher future costs, linking current inflation to World War II and Korea.
Editors note Rep Joe Caracciola earned praise in Montpelier for his highway committee work and securing funds for a Soldiers’ Home addition. He helped move a stalled bill through both houses. The piece contrasts Hoosick Falls civic participation with Bennington and laments inaction on elderly property tax relief.
The Fischetti problem affects community progress as older residents fear bond votes for needed improvements. The 1969 legislature should reconsider the bill. North Bennington adopts the village portion of the master plan, offering guidelines for 20 years though not committing to recommendations. A local car crusher initiative cleans junked autos in Bennington’s Beech Street Extension.
The piece notes the travel deficit overlooks large foreign spending on U.S. built aircraft and related travel dollars. It cites Air France buying or ordering jets worth 410 million dollars with 300 million in options, plus 37 million for U.S. operating costs, 30 million for parts, and a 30 million U.S. computer system installation.
The piece surveys Kennedy's fragile bid for the 1968 nomination amid a split field with McCarthy, Johnson, Rockefeller and Nixon. It weighs Kennedy's credibility gaps, changing support among students and independents, and the pressure of party dynamics as he confronts attacks on opportunism and signals a tougher path ahead.
Samuel R. Ogden laments national cowardice amid Vietnam war anxieties. The piece recalls Theodore H. White’s TV interview endorsing courage, unity, and decency, and contrasts liberalism with historical analogies to Rome, urging renewed backbone in American policy and public discourse.
A March letter questions a newsman’s claim that Communists welcomed McCarthy’s New Hampshire win. Kennedy is depicted as viewing the remark as an insult to a good American, with doubts about perceived peace proposals aiding Communist aims. In Sandgate, a town flagpole restoration note explains the flag was burned with the hall and will be reinstalled when frost ends.
The 22nd annual Catholic Bishops Overseas Aid Fund Appeal runs March 17 to 24 in Vermont and nationwide. Proceeds fund Catholic Relief Services, the overseas aid arm of American Catholics, supporting relief, welfare, medical aid, development and self help in over 70 countries. Last year CRS shipped overseas and distributed aid in the name of the Amer.
A poem lamenting Sunday gambling in Green Mountain area mentions North Pownal and Lime Road. It accuses Rep. Hebard and policymakers of pushing state action to deprive Sunday churchgoing and divert funds from highways while ponies run six days a week, noting concern for families and lotteries. The piece references Mr. DeMatteo and Mr. Bartimo and questions where stipends go, urging scrutiny of state priorities.
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