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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Vermont officials led by Gov. Deane Davis join Tax Commissioner Lawrence Wright and Highway Commissioner John Gray in Bennington for public meetings and open hours at the County Courthouse. An open forum follows at 7:30 p.m. in the Elementary School to answer residents questions on welfare, education standards, and the sales tax amid local complaints of Montpelier neglect.
Senator Kennedy linked Hamburger Hill to Nixon era Vietnam contrasts in Paris and Washington. Pentagon spokesmen defend costly assaults while a split grows over risks of pursuing heavy casualties. Public fatigue grows as repeated A Shau Valley sweeps end with abandoned gains and renewed enemy supply lines. Nixon faces pressure to concede in Paris to avoid a Johnson like fate.
New York opinion argues that the two-year community college plan, once aimed at widening access to higher education, is being undermined by demands for open admission. The piece warns the SDS and radical groups threaten university standards, risking a two-class academic system and societal disparity. It cites San Francisco State and calls for reviving the community college model to provide broad education without destroying elite standards.
James Reston argues Hanoi rejects Nixon peace terms, aiming to humiliate the United States. He assesses risks of a negotiated settlement, North Vietnamese resolve, and Saigon’s fears of losing American backing as the war drags on with mounting casualties.
Clifton Fadiman warns of a coming dark age lasting 50 to 100 years if a bomb threat materializes, while Ernest Campbell questions success orientation in religion, noting Christ’s crucifixion at age 33 and urging ongoing consideration of the God question.
A critical look at Norman Mailer as a mayoral candidate, noting his literary fame and controversial ideas. The piece critiques his ego, style, and proposed policies including a 51st state and neighborhood tax schemes, while warning of divisive race implications and possible backlash.
New York Attorney General Louis Lefkowitz vows a broad crackdown on tax free foundations after a 1967 law gave his office power to investigate foundations. He cites self dealing and speculative investments as common abuses and says many foundations still undiscovered will be forced to report.
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