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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Vermont voters gave Deane C. Davis a clear victory over Lt. Gov. John Daley as Democrats were swept from state offices. Nixon carried Vermont by a sizable margin, while George Wallace attracted little support. Polls and their impact on the election are debated as the nation nears results. Deer season opens Saturday.
The piece argues that reform hinges on curbing campaign spending chiefly via television. It critiques the current law as meaningless and notes Nixon's heavy TV expenditure and late reporting. The column urges remedies including limited free TV time, tighter contribution rules, and possible government financing to curb the spending spree.
The Bennington Gallery run by Trixie and Richard Comins near Putnam Square in Bennington features a diverse mix of art objects. Visitors see mobiles, glass, stone ware, carved birds, metal sculptures, and a variety of paintings from representational to abstract by artists including W. B. Romeling Jose de Creeft Lorrie Goulet H. Lee Hirsche and Ed Landon.
The letter-writers criticized disrespect toward the flag and seniors sparked by a store incident in Pownal, urging youth respect and civic duty. A second writer counters moon race hype, urging focus on education and justice over space pride and competition with Russia.
A New York Times report warns that without stronger population control ecological management and resource use, billions could live in a degraded subsistence state. It notes signals of awareness from Williams College leaders to federal action and an impending international conference proposal from Sweden at the UN.
JOHN CHAMBERLAIN notes that non political efforts in central cities show progress toward economic uplift. Ford hires 5,000th hard core applicant, Chase Manhattan trains drop outs for 1,000 plus jobs, and New York Life expands minority recruitment. Progress reshapes employment for Negro and Puerto Rican communities.
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