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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The Vermont legislature enacted two notable laws this winter, banning off premise road signs to protect the environment and permitting Sunday horse racing, despite questions of motive. The session faced bitterness and procedural clashes, delaying several reforms and prompting Gov. Hoff to call a May special session. Still, positive steps include highway improvements, regional correction centers, junked-car cleanups, regional airports, farm preservation, drug control, and housing access.
A reflective piece on escalating garbage, rising per person waste, and urban disposal pressures. It cites 1920 to 2020 figures, notes cans, bottles, and caps totals, and surveys incineration, composting, and landfill limits. It calls for improved waste management methods and cites industry and public responses.
The Kennedy team plans a five million dollar campaign fund with two million earmarked for California and five hundred thousand for Nebraska and Oregon apiece. Family contributors will plug most of the gap as Bobby Kennedy seeks the 1968 Democratic nomination. Ethel Kennedy plans longer skirts and a staff of socialites to assist on the hustings, with Jackie Kennedy possibly joining Los Angeles rallies.
Readers dispute Vermont school aid calculations based on average daily membership ADM and annual expenses for 1967 1968. They explain aid is issued after a full school year and note Bennington’s higher enrollment and expenses lead to a large quota. A separate letter praises Gene McCarthy and urges youth engagement to avert war.
A seasoned sports writer recalls Balkan stereotypes and shared memories from World War II and a modern local dispute over regionalism. The piece argues that disputes arise from language and prejudice, urging face to face cooperation and cross cultural empathy.
New York Governor Rockefeller weighed a run for president as party leaders urged him to enter the Oregon primary, while some aides and rivals doubted a Nixon challenge would gain a majority of delegates. He faced pressure from outofstate figures, with Lt. Gov. Malcolm Wilson cautioning against a move that could hurt him, and advisers unsure of his final decision.
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