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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1969
Page
4
Daily editorials published by the Banner Publishing Corporation in Bennington Vermont provide opinion commentary on local issues. The notices indicate a regular daily schedule excluding Sundays and holidays and list the publisher’s address at 425 Main Street.
In Los Angeles the runoff election saw incumbent Yorty win a third term as Thomas Adley, a progressive black council member, was defeated. Voter turnout was nearly 80 percent, with backlash from militant black youths and a rising generation cited as a key influence. The urban unrest narrative from Berkeley and San Francisco schools loomed over the city’s campaign.
Rep. L Mendel Rivers, longtime Armed Services chair, rails at military spend and the military industrial complex at a Navy League dinner. The Los Angeles mayoral race features Bradley and Yorty amid charges of corruption and racial tensions. Rivers leads a 59-member US delegation to the Paris International Air Show, a trip costing about 30 000 dollars billed as a defense budget essential item.
The piece notes the irony of Warren Burger's appointment by Nixon as a strict constructionist while Warren Court rulings expanded rights. It credits Burger with stabilizing the court after a quarrelsome era, praising his open style and unanimity in Brown v Board, while criticizing Fortas fallout and critics. It underscores the Court’s landmark decisions in Gideon, Mapp, Miranda, and one person, one vote cases, and Saint Warren’s lasting impact beyond strict construction.
A Vermont editorial urges voting on June 3 to call a Constitutional Convention limited to seven topics. It argues the people’s power on amendments coexists with Senate power, urging adoption to reform methods of amendment apportionment judicial costs gubernatorial term selection voting age and annual sessions to modernize the state constitution.
The Cape Codder notes local tradesmen use Comforting Ladders to manage multiple calls. A roofer leaves a ladder to reassure clients, while a plumber, electrician, and others deploy temporary fixes and showcase tools to signal return visits. The piece highlights a community practice across trades.
A 26 year old New York college student Jonathan Lewis writes a letter urging change and a humane society. He contrasts tranquility with poverty and calls for logic over greed and for a nation that celebrates good in people. He questions funding and policy choices and declares he will inherit America tomorrow.
Gerald Raftery of Arlington backs June 3 Constitutional Convention vote and urges reform, joining George Van Santvoord in support. Bennington letters advocate constitutional remedy and judicial reform based on long standing governance needs.
Russell Baker argues that wealth buys legal access, shaping class mobility. The Warren Court expanded rights for the disadvantaged, challenging the old order, while Nixon signals a turn back toward privilege. Access to legal defense marks wealth and power in American society.
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