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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily Vermont newspaper produced by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. It excludes Sundays and holidays from its regular publishing schedule.
Voters in the five Mt Anthony districts face three choices on a proposed 1.75 million dollar next year budget. Support it as is, reject it, or approve with specific cuts guided by cautions about student services and transportation.
The House moves to deny federal aid to students in disruptive campus uprisings, arguing it shields needy students earlier and should deter disorder. Critics say the measure is inequitable, punishes rioting students twice, and leaves determinations to college authorities, risking unfair hearings. The piece urges Senate rejection.
The Mayfest Sunday night concert by the Phil Wilson Lennie Hochman quintet drew broad adult attendance, mirroring the Vermont Symphony Orchestra opening a week earlier and underscoring enduring jazz appeal across generations. The Burlington Free Press notes.
Senate inquiry grills Attorney General Ramsey Clark on handling of potential violence during the Poor People's Campaign in Washington. McClellan warns Clark he must read and act on FBI findings while Clark defends vague intelligence and plans for contingencies.
Letters praise a Southwestern Vermont community YMCA planned for Bennington to serve teens and the less fortunate with a shared pool, showers, and lockers. President Dr. Frank L. Oktavec calls the Y the most economical way to provide broad recreation for more people over many years. The writer notes population growth and better highways support, and cites design to serve disabled users.
George J. Rogers of Bennington argues in a letter that New York should aid its own Black residents rather than Vermont. He contends slave traders operated with Black chiefs in Africa, urges New York to house its own poor and notes Native American dispossession alongside Civil rights concerns.
Sunderland argues Dr King was a human with strengths and flaws and critiques simplistic direct action. He calls for planned integration, noting housing and schooling require coordinated policy, economic support, and time to avoid splitting the country into rival blocs.
Nelson Rockefeller’s advisers fret over slow GOP backing as governors including Agnew Romney and others weigh Nixon’s potential clash. Rockefeller wants early commitments, but some leaders hesitate, while Arkansas governor Winthrop supports him. They aim to test Reagan and Kennedy before a final convention push.
The Rockefeller source requested withholding his name citing that much of the situation remains in discussion. The statement underscores ongoing deliberations and lack of final decisions at this time.
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