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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation headquartered at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece denounces the Song My village massacre of March 1968 and argues the war has eroded humane principles. It condemns the defense of atrocity as rationalization, calls out complacency at home, and urges renewed moral courage from younger Americans to steer the nation back on course when the war ends.
A Bennington letter urges a Park Street light and a Mt. Anthony sidewalk to protect schoolchildren. Village officials balk at cost while public funds loom from state or federal programs, arguing residents must share the burden. The author presses for local responsibility, noting the corner serves the entire district and could cost about 10,000 dollars, fair per taxpayer.
Vice President Agnew told the Montgomery Alabama Chamber of Commerce that critics of networks and newspapers aim to raise awareness of the shrinking diversity of public opinion sources. He noted declines in daily papers and rising corporate ownership, while television and radio expanded the information landscape.
A long column argues that critics of government policy, especially on war, have always existed and that the First Amendment protects vigorous discussion. It cites Adams, Jefferson, Jackson, and Wilson while noting Vice President Agnew’s charge of liberal bias and calling for principled debate rather than retreat. The piece recalls the Newspaper Guild wage fight of 1933 and ends in a feisty, defiant tone.
A polemical essay argues society moves toward homogenization and equality by rejecting technology and spiritual values. It laments downward-looking views, advocates eliminating atomic devices, critiques technocratic fixes, and warns of despotism if culture cannot regain balance. It questions solved by more science and industrial progress.
The letters urge installing a traffic light at Park and County streets to protect children and improve safety, recalling a 1940 accident near Gage and School Street. They warn against delaying action into mid-1970 and advocate safer sidewalks and school access. The second letter praises the Peace March in Washington, condemns a small radical fringe, and argues for peaceful dissent and conscience in opposition to war. A third letter questions political leadership and criticizes blind guidance by leaders.
The piece argues Vice President Agnew amplified public anger at TV network bias after Nixon's Vietnam address. It likens him to a tribune who channels citizen voice, noting a perceived liberal monopoly in media and calling for a broader balance in education and communication.
Groucho Marx, nearly bald and gaunt, proves agility remains as he delivers quick quips to students at a Hollywood college audience for the Marx Brothers 1935 film A Night at the Opera. He jokes about midlife, microphone mishaps, and Harpo’s silence during the session.
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