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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues Selective Service is arbitrary and biased, limited by deferments and local boards. It endorses Nixon’s lottery plan but notes it fails to fix core inequities and urges abolishing the draft in peacetime to rely on a voluntary military with higher pay.
A Washington memo by Defense Secretary Melvin Laird and Sen. Harry Byrd Jr. highlight the mounting Pentagon crisis over the Air Force C-5A transport. Overruns rose from 2.9 to 5.2 billion, with Air Force reports allegedly altered to shield Lockheed. Rep. William Moorhead and Rep. Otis Pike press for accountability, exposing the military industrial complex and problematic contractor bargaining dynamics.
An evocative meditation on Vermont May scenery with lilac blooms and rhubarb dishes symbolizing New England spring. The piece celebrates enduring greenery, rural rituals, and the sensory pleasures of lilac scent and tart rhubarb pie, contrasting regional nostalgia with harsher climates elsewhere.
Editor notes recall Tom Stafford Gene Cernan and John Young as the Apollo 10 crew set for launch Sunday, the last flight before the moon landing in July. The missions, while routine in tone, continue to build knowledge for the next steps and carry inherent risk.
Ronald J. May of Rahway New Jersey began a campaign after his daughter described human conception in simple terms at dinner. He now speaks nightly to oppose sex education arguing it immoral and harmful. Across the country groups denounce sex education as subversive and pornographic, ending years of relatively smooth implementation.
Washington based joke on U S automakers entering the small car market. It parodies ad agencies inflating claims about tiny autos like Ford Maverick and other domestic models. The piece foresees escalating size and power wars driven by advertising hype among rivals.
Vermont readers are urged to unite with conservation agencies to resolve access conflicts along private lands on trout streams and deer woods. Ed Kehoe notes landowner cooperation is essential as public land is insufficient. rising taxes and license fees burden landowners while anglers and hunters demand fair payment for access and better management. The piece appeals to sportsmen to consider costs, landowner contributions, and the need for practical solutions.
In Montpelier Gov. Davis defends a rumor of a $140 weekly information specialist post in the federally funded Vermont Office of Local Affairs. An inquiry finds no such job exists under HUD contracts or new funding, while Crowe is slated for a publicity post funded by a NE RC grant and paid as a temporary contract with possible future permanent status. The situation ties through federal funds, agency duties, and pay sources across Local Affairs and related authorities.
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