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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorials suggest a future novel titled The Irasburg Incident. It would explore vigilante action and biased policing in a Vermont town facing racial prejudice toward Rev. David Johnson and black youths during a New York Vermont summer project. The narrative centers on state hearings led by Judge Gibson.
An examination of The Irasburg Incident shows a Vermont case where a state attorney pursued adultery charges against a minister after a prominent citizen's son fired at the minister's home. It highlights a zealous state police officer, questions about witness coercion, and allegations of racial prejudice denied by the Vermont State Police head. The piece argues against broad indictments of Vermonters, urges equal law application, and reflects on societal undercurrents beneath the surface.
The Banner profiles long time Shaftsbury correspondent Mrs Fran Stacy announcing her retirement after 20 years of local reporting. It also salutes volunteers who saved a lost child near Woodford, praising community spirit. Gov Elect Deane C Davis predicted victory and state results mirrored his forecast with 89 000 to 72 000 votes. Burlington Free Press adds a quip about sleeves rolled up.
Barbara Ketchum and Richard M. Ketchum urge Vermont residents of Dorset to challenge the states new fair market value based land tax plan. They warn rural areas will lose farms, hunting grounds, and diverse communities as taxes rise and land fragments increase, urging public hearings legislative action and local organizing to preserve Dorset’s heritage and landscape.
Mrs. F. Doughty Kingsbury urges respect for the election outcome after a tight contest. She emphasizes unity, democratic principles, and backing the president to bolster national vigor and project the will of the people to the world. Rowayton, Connecticut.
The piece argues Nixon will inherit a fixed Greek policy lever and the junta’s strength. It notes NATO, Western Europe anxieties, and Soviet tensions as background. It highlights Greek oligarchs Onassis and Pappas driving ventures, seeking favorable terms from the regime, with concerns over profits repatriation and wage pressures under dictatorship.
A Vermont statewide meeting planned for Dec 7 on land and taxpayer issues faces logistical chaos as mailing lists split, posters multiply, and invitations duplicate. Despite clashes with a rival group and missing phone books, organizers persevere with a hopeful outlook for a big turnout at Vermont Technical College Randolph Center.
Salisbury columnist Arnold Whitridge reviews The Appalachian Trail Wilder ness on the Doorstep by Ann and Myron Sutton with foreword by Stewart Udall. Lippincott 176 pages 4.95. The essay praises the 2000 mile trail from Springer Mountain Georgia to Mount Katahdin Maine. It highlights the trail’s scenery accessibility and the Suttons’ blend of natural history geology and literary allusion with Berkshire ghosts adding character to the journey.
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