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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner, issued daily except Sundays and holidays, is published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The piece notes President Nixon publicly regretting his scuttling of Dr. Franklin A. Long for NSF director over ABM opposition. He sought resubmission through intermediaries, then said the appointee should be chosen on scientific merit. Advisor Lee DuBridge urged caution, easing tensions with academics. Nixon mirrors La Guardia’s famous confession line about mistakes.
Air Force veteran Abner J. Mikva recommends a plan to streamline the military by reducing manpower 10 percent and letting the Defense Department reallocate posts. He cites division slices, overseas garrisons, and the Pentagon East buildup to argue the service could function more efficiently.
A column linking Housman’s Mithridates tale to modern poisons like DDT and radioactive contaminants. It warns that poisons enter the food chain and affect future generations, criticizing vague public messaging and urging concrete action by government and industry to protect public health. The piece muses on environmental threats, nuclear power, and the need for factual safeguards.
The 1969 Vermont session advanced conservation by designating Camel's Hump area as a state park and regulating large electrical projects. The Victory Bog fate remains unclear as Army Engineers push a dam plan opposed by conservationists. Governor Davis wavers between dam proposals and land purchase from Fish and Game, with a simple outcome urged: leave Victory Bog alone.
The toymaker shifted its soldier doll to a spaceman to revive sagging sales after antiwar sentiment and calls for less violence. The piece argues profit, not child welfare, drove the change and criticizes aggressive advertising and the toy industry’s focus on violence.
A Mt Anthony High School letter urges airing third view on the draft including Nixon and Rep Stafford. It cites House Resolution 231 backing an all volunteer force and notes Manchester Loyalty Day parade reflects ongoing national posture debates. Letters welcome. 200 words preferred.
Vermont Governor outlines a new administration phase after the legislature. He prioritizes social welfare, school construction reform, and housing coordination, with plans to study reorganization across departments and pursue a consolidated rehabilitation department while seeking better interagency coordination without full consolidation.
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