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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 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 Highway Board plans a major upgrade to North Bennington Road in Bennington. A third travel lane, a dedicated left turn lane, new traffic lights at Willow Road and Monument Shopping Plaza, and relocation of Kocher Drive will reduce five way conflicts and improve safety for drivers, pedestrians, and schoolchildren amid rising traffic.
A column discusses Jack Valenti and the upcoming voluntary film classification system by the Motion Picture Association of America. The plan, to place films into four categories, aims to shield youths from excess sex and violence while respecting adult choices. The piece weighs voluntary versus governmental controls and notes enforcement challenges.
The piece reports Soviet dredging at Port Said aimed at reopening the Suez Canal, threatening to trigger a new Arab-Israeli clash. Israel vows to destroy unauthorized craft, while U.S. and Western powers face a widening crisis as Soviet advisers and 10,000 personnel support Egyptian forces. Democratic senators publicly press Johnson over Phantom jet sales to Israel, urging conditions on Egypt and shifts in diplomacy.
A Detroit News statewide poll shows Humphrey and Nixon tied at 33 percent in Michigan with 14 percent for Wallace and 19 percent undecided. Rifts in labor and sharp racial tensions in Detroit challenge Humphrey Muskie, as Detroit struggles with a $10 million budget gap while the Tigers win a pennant boosted by Negro players Gates Brown and Willie Horton.
U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark argues at UNC that no civilized nation uses shooting to control looting. He cites global rioting in 1968 and warns excessive force deepens division. He notes America must pursue order without bloodshed and continue living with black and white on the same soil.
A Wilmington couple and friends spent a full autumn day exploring the rough dirt road to Monroe Point, later called Raycroft Point, near Florida Massachusetts. The walk rewarded them with a vast Berkshires panorama and views of the Hoosac Tunnel, Wilmington railroad, and Deerfield River. On return they found a family of raccoons at home, sharing a humorous scene at the kitchen door and yard.
Two letters to The Banner argue that Mt Anthony Union High School should enforce smoking rules or rescind them. George J. Rogers questions teacher conduct and stresses costs, priorities, and respect for learning. Mary R. Hoffman calls for a ban on smoking in school and warns of health, fire, and rights issues.
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