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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201, serving the local area with community news and notices.
Editorial notes Bennington residents may shape future growth by attending an 8 p.m. hearing at the Elementary School auditorium. Selectmen discuss interim zoning under the 1968 Planning Act, a two year holding action to pause major developments outside town while a broader plan is studied.
Editorial comments on the New York City teachers strike. School children returned to class but many suffered losses in learning and morale. The piece argues the strike harmed students and calls for fair treatment of educators without paralyzing education. The author notes the strike was illegal and unsuitable when it endangered innocent learners.
The Supreme Court will decide if a labor union can fine members for what it deems overproduction. The piece reflects on comments about work ethic, industrial vigor, and contrasts American and British labor practices, arguing against labor slowdowns and praising productive effort and migration to America.
A column examining campus unrest at San Francisco State and Chicago. It argues dissent is vital but cannot shut classrooms or paralyze campuses. It contrasts activist extremes with more mainstream colleges, citing Levi and Bundy amid debates on the rule of ideas versus the rule of law.
Ralph G Wright of 311 South St argues that a newspaper editorial should not bias the non elective superintendent selection. He says the school board must decide staffing without journalistic influence and warns against undermining due process and public trust.
Carl Hulbert commends Mrs. Collins for defending George Sleeman as a qualified administrator and educator. He urges townspeople and parents to support Sleeman by writing letters showing desire for him to become superintendent, noting taxpayers should have a voice in school leadership.
Mountain Chatter recounts an unusually heavy November snow in Vermont and a Buffalo seeded snowstorm scenario from the Farmer's Almanac. It also covers Charlie's failed snowblower repair and a defense of the Star-Spangled Banner as the national anthem by the writer, reflecting patriotic sentiment amid weather talk.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey and top aides discuss a government in exile to shape policy and unite dissident Democrats while challenging the Nixon administration. The plan would draw leaders from Congress, ex-cabinet members, officials, business, labor, and academics with a proposed $100,000 annual budget and a small staff.
In a brief Florida encounter Vice President Humphrey told President-elect Nixon he seeks no government post. Nixon laughed along as a Nixon source speculated about an ambassadorship, which Humphrey shrugged off. Republicans and allies later deny the debt figure of six million for the campaign.
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