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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner dated Friday May 8 1970 reports daily local news from Bennington County in Vermont published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street. The page reflects standard newspaper format with stories, notices, and community updates.
An editorial reflects on Kent State tensions and flag lowering as a symbol of mourning for war’s victims. It urges wise leadership, peaceful protest, and national unity while critiquing radical and partisan extremes. The piece links campus unrest to broader debates on war, safety, and the path to peace.
Amherst and area students defend protests as re evaluation and reforms. They condemn Nixon Cambodia action as unconstitutional, urge teach-ins, factual info, and community discussion. Signatories include Amherst student Mr. Green, Michael Broad, Henry Klein, and Eric Anderson with their hometowns.
An open letter to Sen. Aiken and the nation urges youth protests against Vietnam policy. Writers Robe r t N. Teare Stanley Eskin and Philip Jordan condemn Nixon Agnew and Indochina expansion. They warn of Kent State as a symbol of national fracture and urge action, unity, and speech in Vermont.
In a letter exchange from Landgrove The Banner reader Miss Vivian Golbin critiques a prior column about poverty and hard work. The writer defends distinguishing clean and dirty not by class, attacks the idea that cleanliness equals virtue, and warns of creeping state overreach and erosion of individual liberty.
Washington editorial argues that protests by college presidents and public opposition test the U S system. It criticizes the Vietnam policy, notes anger at Kent State comments, and suggests a timetable or presidential withdrawal as the path to restore trust, arguing the system must move from reaction to policy.
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