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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 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.
The Vermont gubernatorial race raises the promise of raising state aid for education from 30 to 40 percent, with a sales tax likely. The piece argues that even if aid increases, local real estate taxes may not fall, as rising education costs may consume the extra funds. It notes border-area shoppers cross state lines to avoid taxes, offsetting local gains.
A Burlington Free Press item recalls Lyndon Johnson and Everett Dirksen trading car telephone pranks. Johnson once loaned a limousine with a radio telephone to Dirksen, who then installed his own in retaliation and rang Johnson from his car. The anecdote ends with Johnson joking about another ringing line.
Washington observers note that campaign contributors in the Nixon era eye Western Europe posts from London to Bern, paying large sums to sustain embassies while career diplomats face tough, lengthy, and costly assignments. The piece cites Bruce and Bowles as notable noncareer ambassadors and questions aims to reform State Department practices under a new administration.
The piece explores shifting attitudes toward ethnic jokes from Pat and Mike era stereotypes to modern sensitivities. It notes that while jokes persist, groups push back, with examples involving Irish, German, Jewish, English, Russian, and other targets, and reflects on whether humor can endure without crossing lines.
A critical raise of Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and his New York Times Magazine piece on Richard Nixon is charged as biased and mischaracterized. The author contrasts Nixon's mobility with Kennedy’s roots, calling Schlesinger’s analysis partial and misleading about class, geography, and political lineage.
Albany sources say Governor Rockefeller aims for a bi party budget in the 1969 70 cycle to win Democratic votes for tax increases. The plan anticipates added school funding and potential city aid, with ongoing debate over revenue rises and lottery performance. Rockefeller Budget Director Hurd and Comptroller Levitt anticipate a roughly 700 million to 1 billion dollar revenue gap, relying on broad base taxes amid slow economic growth and postponed local payments.
Former Washington Post editor J Russell Wiggins defends Nixon's sharp replies after his 1962 loss to Pat Brown, saying reporters’ questions provoked anger and that strong responses earn respect. The speaker also criticizes Schlesinger as a poor reporter while urging patience with a future president.
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