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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorials argue for shifting welfare policy from basic needs to rehabilitation to raise earnings and end welfare dependence. The Vermont committee notes current funds cover shelter and basics with modest allowances, highlighting an elderly widow and a fatherless family as examples of limited support.
The Vermont House debated tying the state minimum wage to federal guidelines, moving from $1.40 to $1.60 and reducing the work week from 48 to 40 hours. Supporters cite economic growth and better wages, while opponents warn small businesses could fail without wage relief. The welfare budget allocations and caseloads are reviewed, urging investment in education and industry to sustain future prosperity.
In Bennington a private citizens group formed Bennington Child Care Inc to open a day care center. The facility, funded by parent payments and donations, aims to free mothers to work, with no state or federal funds except lunch program support. The piece urges community support and future state funding consideration.
Ellsworth Bunker, veteran American diplomat and South Vietnam ambassador, nears his 75th birthday while guiding U S strategy in Saigon. He emphasises supporting Thieu even amid calls for peace talks and faces threats from Viet Cong. His career spans West New Guinea mediation and Yemen standoff efforts.
Karlis Lussis argues about shifting Head Start oversight among federal agencies, praising James Allen’s education reforms in New York and warning of communist influence on campuses. He defends American liberty, education, and opportunity against radical groups and professors, urging continued faith in national freedoms.
In NORTH BENNINGTON a columnist argues the war on poverty has failed to help the truly needy. The piece condemns graft, superficial aid, and taxpayer resentment while urging a truthful look at poverty. It questions assumptions about the poor and highlights daily hardship and lack of opportunity.
The piece argues poverty persists despite efforts and calls for viewing the poor as fellow humans. It critiques the middle class for treating poverty as an enemy and urges integrating affected children into family life, not only feeding them.
The piece argues that bank credit cards fuel consumer spending and housing demand despite high taxes and deflationary rates. It cites NFIB data showing retailer card acceptance rising from 24 to 32 percent and notes strong car sales and planned business investment. The author links inflation to government inflationary spending and questions tax policy amid Vietnam war tensions.
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