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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial argues Vermont State Police understaffing and funding limit response. Arlington shooting shows radio mixups and lone on duty troopers, with a central night dispatcher lacking. Calls for boosting budget, staffing to full strength and better press cooperation.
The editor highlights tonight’s 7:30 zoning ordinance hearing at the elementary school in Bennington and a forthcoming Montpelier public hearing on new subdivision regulations. It calls readers to participate, references Larry Pratt’s Page 6 explanation, and notes a mix up in a local AAUW release about conservation. It also mentions Troy politics and city manager Adrian Gonyea’s future, ending with a comment on mail speed and changing times.
A Vermont veterans group telegram supports President Nixon and his Vietnam program. The World War I Veterans Department of Vermont asserts all Americans should back the President as war casualties rise. Commander Robert G. McKnight signs the message from Montpelier, urging unity in wartime policy.
Manfred W. Ehrich Jr of 491 Main St. forwards a 1969 letter from Las Vegas father Malcolm Thompson about Vietnam war protests. The piece argues that peace demonstrators misrepresent his slain son Pfc Gregory M. Thompson and urges printing to reflect a silent majority view.
The UNICEF drive raised 655 dollars surpassing prior years. Acknowledgments go to church groups including St Francis de Sales Catholic parish and Sacred Heart School, First United Methodist, St Peter’s Episcopal, United Church of Christ, First Baptist, Church of God, and many contributors. Names listed include Mrs. Cummings, Miss Carolyn Clark, Mrs. Warren Galusha, Rev Arvel Steece, Mrs. Has sam, and the Jep son siblings among others. UNICEF Chairman Mrs. Paul M. Crane organized the effort in Village of Bennington North Bennington.
TOBY HANKS of North Bennington asks if the proposed zoning ordinances allow flexible applications such as cluster housing on 10 acres, trailer parks evolving into permanent homes, and growth beyond a strict one family per acre rule. He cites Stockholm’s example of guidelines guiding future boards, not binding rules, and asks whether Bennington’s zoning can adapt to unforeseen circumstances.
A reader rails at truth in packing rules, deriding efforts to regulate labeling from pie cherries to toothpaste per inch. He mocks government overreach, notes the Edsel analogy, and jokes about shelf space, product promises, and the futility of counting cherries.
Dorothea Kent reports a critique of American law enforcement and the Chicago Eight case. The piece argues that the judicial system and police acted with political bias and intent to uphold the existing power structure, citing police tape, courtroom conduct, and media scenes from the Democratic Convention. It frames the Chicago riots as a struggle between power and dissent.
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