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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201, serving local readership with daily news from the region.
Editorial argues Gov. Rockefeller reenters the Republican presidential race as the party’s best chance to offer a real choice amid national crisis. It contrasts his urban focus and potential anti ghettos redevelop, with Nixon’s vaguer city policy. It notes Rockefeller’s Vietnam stance hints a new strategy.
The piece analyzes Rockefellers candidacy in the 1968 race, pitting him against Nixon and Kennedy McCarthy and highlighting deescalation prospects in Southeast Asia. It notes Nixon’s perceived war-leaning stance and the potential impact on party unity amid war weariness. It also discusses Vermont politics, municipal seats, and local elections timing.
Readers debate racial integration in Vermont, citing Gov Hoff’s plan, the role of 400 Negro children, and insults toward minorities. Letters praise emancipation history in Bennington and urge empathy, with residents stressing human equality beyond race and creed.
Boston columnist reflects on Arthur Goldberg leaving the Supreme Court to lead U N diplomacy under President Johnson. He analyzes the gamble, the pull between U N diplomacy and Washington power, and Goldberg’s subsequent isolation and resignation. The piece commends Goldberg’s courage and notes his lasting impact on labor, constitutional, and U N history.
A playful tribute to babies as endlessly endearing beings who entice adults to shelve concerns for a moment. The piece extols their innocence, charm, and purity while noting the fleeting nature of infancy and the universal appeal of their smiles and sounds. It contrasts baby reactions with adult noise and highlights babies as a stable joy in a troubled world.
Garrett Kaufman argues that giving under privileged Black youths from New York ghettos quality education outside poverty’s reach would eventually uplift their communities. He defends anti-communism from liberal misrepresentation, using lima bean metaphor to reject broad labels and urge rational judgment over prejudice.
The Dreyfus Fund president Howard Stein joins Eugene McCarthy's campaign fundraising amid Street speculation that peace talks could lift markets. Brokers say Wall Street hopes for a peace accord to stabilize the economy while warning a premature withdrawal might endanger allies and trigger a costly bull market. The piece links market moves to Johnson's Vietnam policy, compares the risk to Trojan and Carthaginian choices, and notes global tensions from Red China to Poland.
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