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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
The governor warns that a married man earning 10 000 dollars yearly struggles to afford a decent home in many Vermont areas. The piece cites Pittsfield contracts raising lowest wage labor to 6 15 an hour in three years, sparking debate over unions, productivity, and housing costs.
A debate over Memorial Day dates in New England prompts changes in Vermont and Massachusetts observances. Bennington merchants vote to stay open Friday May 30 to beat the sales tax, then close Monday June 2. The Banner says it will observe Memorial Day on its date with no issue.
The Burlington Free Press notes Dr. Bruno Bettelheim argues many students enter college for unclear reasons and would benefit from vocational training or targeted education post high school. He cites parental pressure and draft avoidance as factors and warns militant campus groups disrupt learning for hardworking students.
The New York Times assessment notes Judge Warren E Burger embodies the values Nixon wants, emphasizes order over reform, and faces a federal judiciary needing better administration. It contrasts Burger with ideal successors and warns against predicting his court behavior from past rulings.
In a letter to The Banner seniors from Mt Anthony claim democracy was undermined for graduation music. They note 12 years of schooling emphasized voice and fairness but say a small group of well to do students controls decisions. They demand hearing Ned Quist's composition before graduation.
Letter to the editor criticizing The Banner for ignoring Greater Bennington Junior Bowling Association events at Bennington Lanes during April and May. The writer notes rising youth participation, external coverage elsewhere, and thanks local supporters while urging better coverage and recognition of teens in sports.
Washington based column notes Army nerve gas program unsettles many. Denver fears 100 million doses stored near an airport. New Jersey wary of shipping 809 tank cars of poison gas through the state. Subcommittee members worry about disposal by ocean dump of 27 000 tons. A joking tale imagines mismanaged supply and a hike to the coast with gas in tank cars.
In Landgrove the brief season of shad blow and Juneberry prompts garden work and bird sightings. The author notes a large productive garden, a continuing supply for Manchester’s Toll Gate Lodge, and a thriving seed and germination effort despite prior setbacks. Accompanying remarks describe shy American pigeons, the Bartram’s Shadbush, and Amelanchier Canadensis known as the Juneberry, celebrated for pie-quality fruit and enduring Vermont lore.
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