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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues against U S military aid to Greece amid a colonel-led regime that cancels elections, bans press and parties, and enforces martial law. It condemns the proffered “crowned democracy” label and warns that anti Communist stance does not justify arming a dictatorship, urging reappraisal of policy toward Athens.
A essay condemns the vague craving for law and order while detailing how diverse groups demand their own brand of order. It argues that violence intensifies social justice struggles and that democracy requires firmness against violence paired with progress toward justice, avoiding fear-driven governance.
The piece argues a student smoking lounge at a high school could curb cigarette use and fire risks, while weighing enforcement challenges. It also critiques a political row over race and national policy, noting Vermont governor candidates and a proposed youth program as a model for racial understanding, with skepticism from a GOP challenger. The column ends with a quoted International Teamster joke.
North Bennington and Bennington Village unite against a four lane bypass through the area. Residents fear loss of the pool, disruption of the village, and shifting traffic away from local businesses while supporting a beltline to relieve bottlenecks. The state highway plan faces scrutiny as locals prepare to voice their views at the Armory next Wednesday.
In a 1968 lens, Hubert Humphrey confronts a split within the Democratic Party between custodial liberals favoring 1930s welfare and order and humanistic liberals pushing protest and social reform. The North South divide deepens as labor, civil rights, and unions threaten to tilt balance, with labor leaders split over race and housing issues affecting votes and governance.
Washington report notes it is hard to be rebellious as fashion follows. Beatniks and hippies have become mainstream. even protests reflect Gallup trends. Jerry Rubin’s antiwar display outside HUAC suggests a last gasp of iconoclasm before nonconformity fades. A satirical suggestion ends with a write‑in Lyndon Johnson movement as a mock nonconformist act.
Boston Globe reports songwriter Cole Porter received $100000 in royalties for Old-Fashioned Garden. Porter quipped the song “takes the place of a grandfather” to a friend, reflecting on its value and sentiment.
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