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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 095201.
The piece argues NASA pursues a 1969 moon goal despite Apollo tragedy and misgivings about North American Aviation and the 100 percent oxygen cabin. It critiques the moon race as national rivalry, notes public indifference to space funding, yet defends Webb stance and pace while warning of needless risk.
Washington analysts frame Martin Luther King Jr as central to a high stakes struggle over the antiwar protest movement. Debate centers on whether King leads a peace ticket or remains a moderating force affecting Nixon and Johnson in 1968. FBI reports and public pressure swirl around King’s choices and possible third party alignments.
The Banner reports Ray Crosier catching a six pound trout in South Stream last Saturday, the largest on record for the stream. The nostalgic celebration notes weather and water levels affecting fishing, Montain Mills near Harriman Reservoir, and general fishing conditions.
A federal court upheld the ICC ruling ending passenger service in Vermont. The Boston and Maine Railroad will discontinue the New York to Montreal run, long deemed unprofitable, with critics urging future high speed rail and federal cooperation to revive mass transit while highways, buses, and air travel improve.
John Chamberlain argues Nixon's stance on Vietnam reflects a broader Republican worry over writing off Asia. The piece compares Nixon to figures like Dirksen Romney Hatfield Percy, noting his view of an ebb and flow in world affairs and the risk of boosting Marxist momentum if Southeast Asia is abandoned. It concludes Nixon is the most plausible GOP candidate due to his measured realism and faith in public common sense.
Reed Larson argues the nation faces a railroad strike and urges Congress to amend the Railway Labor Act to restore freedom of choice by deleting the right to work subsection. He cites history, Taft Hartley, and state right to work laws, urging readers to contact lawmakers. Washington, D.C.
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