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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1969
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 editorial condemns Vermonts University of Vermont trustees for dull responses to student and faculty representation requests. It argues the university belongs to Vermonters, not trustees or alumni, and decries the focus on a new president while neglecting broader public input and the schools role in national education.
A Vermont editorial critiques commercial TV and urges continued funding for Vermont Educational Television. It notes CBS losses in ratings and argues for preserving nighttime ETV programming despite financial strains. The piece calls on the 1970 Legislature to provide adequate funds, emphasizing public taxes support ETV and viewers’ access.
A six educator and three military member committee reports ROTC remains essential for civilian control of the military. It argues ROTC supplies more than half of active duty officers and would be weakened if separated from academics. The study notes opposition is strongest at high‑standard campuses, yet Pentagon supports campus ROTC tied to academic credit. The irony is the anti ROTC push may widen the rift between the Pentagon and institutions best placed to influence it.
Editor notes a small plane pilot, amid weekend foliage weather, chose a section of Interstate near Boston for an emergency landing. Bennington County residents traveling the highways over the weekend witnessed the rare landing as foliage season and good weather kept the area busy, with many faces seeking meals and beds through Monday night.
Fred H Stocking, Williams College English professor, reviews Jory a western novel by Milton R Bass noting its melodramatic pacing vivid gun action and sustained suspense while highlighting Bass as comedian and believer in food and finding the ending semi honest yet unsettling Stocking urges a further Bass work with more humor.
Congressman from Vermont outlines key actions by the 91st Congress. Highlights include House passage of a constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college and authorize direct popular presidential elections by 1972, a $21.3 billion military procurement bill, and support for Social Security reforms. He urges draft law changes, discusses Nixon proposals, and notes votes on Peace Corps funding, Clean Air Act extension, and Veterans housing loans. The piece ends with a Vermont foliage trip planned for October.
A reflective column recalls quieter Searsburg days as summer fades. notes include visiting friends in Hancock Massachusetts and Eagleville New York while Arnold Olsen and the Nesci family install a heating system. Jack-in-the-pulpits and violet patches highlight foliage as three ex New York City policemen share memories.
The piece argues a Democratic misstep over Vietnam withdrawal politics could bolster Nixon. Sen Harris privately pressed a faster timetable, provoking GOP and Democratic reactions as debate turns partisan. Massachusetts vote then underscored tensions, with antiwar dove currents and party leadership urged to avoid deepening split.
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