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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 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.
Vermont readers see that road building benefits some and hurts others. The State Highway Department is blamed for poor communication and unfamiliarity with local communities. Calls grow for maps, public explanations, and a public relations voice to translate plans into understandable English and relay citizen feedback.
Editor notes celebrate the end of the World Series and a sports lull with baseball over for the season. Tigers' late rallies spark optimism, while Cardinals' perfection eludes, and Olympic Games loom as Mexico City hosts summer action amid a quiet football and basketball horizon.
Arizona politics heat up as Barry Goldwater considers a Senate comeback to succeed Carl Hayden. The former president proclaims Nixon as his choice in 1968 while warning against a potential third party split led by George Wallace. Hayden turns 91, and aging senators loom over primary battles as Republicans gain edge.
LANDGROVE, CONTINUING from last week, argues that statements of universal superiority are baseless and harmful. The author challenges egalitarians, defends nuanced value judgments, questions environment versus heredity, and contends that true progress requires truth and love rather than sophistry in addressing race and decency.
John Chamberlain argues that prosperity in the United States grew beyond the New Deal’s direct impact. He credits prewar business leadership and wartime demand for jobs, not Roosevelt, and warns against blaming the middle class for shifting toward Wallace or Nixon.
Washington joke column describes a spoof repair shop run by Pierre Gaffe that fixes political gaffes. It explains devices like portable misquoters context lifters and backtrackers to turn mistakes into firm statements while recounting a foot transplant to plant a foot against an opponent.
The accusation against Prosperous ethnic groups centers on their choice to support Wallace over Nixon. Wallace is said to offer no aid, while Nixon would defend the system that has benefited them.
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