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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The editorial argues peace talks with North Vietnam will be lengthy and complex. It notes mutual distrust, political aims, and threats of renewed bombing, yet sees signs of movement toward de escalation and possible UN involvement. It highlights a separate health study linking maternal malnutrition to birth defects and lower IQ, especially among Negro children, urging action against poverty and want.
Mrs. Edward Labarge of North Bennington argues against transporting 400 ghetto children to Bennington due to inadequate local schools and high taxes. She warns it will raise taxes, deprive local students of education and jobs, and shifts resources from residents while urging taxpayers to demand action from officials.
A letter from William M. Green of Bennington praises a Black helper who cared for his sick mother and aided him during multiple leg surgeries. He recounts the nurse’s reliability, compares her to his mother, and extends hospitality to her family, invoking a religious sentiment.
A columnist traces the lilac plant lineage from Europe and the Crusades to early American gardens, citing Sir Harry Franks land Agnes Surriage, John Custis, and Dutch, English, and Virginian estates. He notes lilacs thriving along Bow street roads and in Walden cellar-holes, with Transylvania wild lilac noted as a curious fact.
New York Governor Rockefeller plans to stick to issue-focused campaigning for the Republican nomination while aiming to prevent party disunity. He reflects on 1964, urges unity across factions, and notes the need to address right and left currents without personal attacks. He seeks cooperation with all party elements to restore unity in the party and the nation.
Washington reports the creation of NATAPROBU a group claiming to defend bureaucrats feelings and promote recognition They plan a 1967 bureaucrats ball retroactive to finish reports and name bureaucrat of the year The ideas include fingertapping optimization of the status quo and a heraldic crest featuring a lame duck on red tape emblem and a push for SF 170 form.
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