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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The Ways and Means Committee endorsed the White House tax increase of 10 billion dollars with a 4 billion dollar spending cut and an 18 billion dollar reduction in authorizations. The vote signals action on the tax package on the House floor despite election-year resistance in Congress. Indiana results show Kennedy leading in votes with McCarthy and Branigan trailing, suggesting Kennedy gains momentum while others flag.
In New York the Columbia University revolt lingers as students and faculty fear police intervention yet cling to ideas as the true counter to a prolonged university shutdown. The piece argues police on campus worsens distrust while emphasizing education through action and thought.
A satirical column from North Bennington argues men have long claimed superiority in power and progress while women quietly shoulder daily roles. It mocks historical depictions of gender roles and laments that mothers alone receive honor on Mother's Day, questioning why anyone would want the presidency when motherhood carries unseen burdens and daily care.
Two readers weigh King’s assassination and racial integration, critiquing responses by leaders and clergy. William H. Hunsicker argues for gospel focus over political praise, while Irving Fineman condemns barabarism and urges practical action for Negro youth in Vermont. The Burlington Free Press excerpt ends with a light traffic light joke.
Timothy May of the U S Post Office Department argues government should stay out of society’s sex norms unless widespread licentiousness causes harm. De Gaulle notes shifts in Franco American outlook and differences in impulse between nations across eras.
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