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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Senate approval of a multibillion dollar antimissile defense system signals renewed U S.-Soviet arms race risk. Analysts warn mutual limits talks will falter, as both sides pursue costly defenses that may cancel each other out and fail to curb overall threat.
Bennington and Hoosick Rescue Squads will canvass homes this week to collect coin cards and other contributions to fund free emergency ambulance service. The note urges residents to support the squads annually to keep essential emergency services operating.
Lawrence Harrington of Woodford writes that editors mislabel the Fortas debate as a filibuster and argues voters want specifics. He contrasts Nixon and his moderates with Wallace LeMay Maddox Humphrey and others, urging trust in Nixon to steer America back to principled governance. He says the public will back a balanced ticket with checks and balances.
A letter from Michael G Miller of Manchester objects to teen smoking at Mount Anthony Union High School. He argues that smoking marijuana can cause psychological imbalance and possible narcotic addiction, condemning school lounges and illegal use in lavatories and urging public dialogue.
The narrator details yearly crocus bulb planting as a lazy man’s pledge to future beauty and life after death. He reflects on gardening rituals, seasonal ordinary miracles, and the hope that blooms will outlast him, balancing humor with musings on mortality and dust.
A humorous column ponders a disposable age for language in the Journal of the American Psychological Association. It imagines a world where words can be used once then discarded, leading to word hoarders, last will and testament vocabularies, and a new social divide between word rich and word poor. The piece ends noting relief for a non disposable language.
New York Republicans fear overconfidence could hinder November gains as polls show Nixon leading Humphrey. Gov Rockefeller drives the party campaign, plans a Buffalo rally with Nixon, and aides say the statewide push will run through Election Day. Rockefeller aids congressional and state races while forecasting upsets in Onondaga and Long Island. Dems vow to contest gains. assembly seats remain pivotal.
A boy recalls a Bible story by remembering Luke 10 16 as the zip code, delighting family members with a quirky misreading. A teen daughter dodges chores on the phone until a mother threatens to let down hems, prompting stalled cleaning.
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