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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays. Published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201 with standard newsroom and printing procedures.
The editorial argues that party structures in Vermont and the South show entrenched Old Guard influence in both Republican and Democratic camps. It notes leaders ignore grassroots wishes, leading to voter independence and eventual political marginalization as parties presume to know what people want.
A Toledo ordinance requiring handgun purchases via police license correlates with a 31.5 percent drop in violent crime in the first half of 1969, while national crime rose 9 percent. Police Chief Anthony Bosch notes a collapse in cheap gun sales and hopes tighter laws will reduce gun violence in other cities.
Senate foes led by Birch Bayh prepare three new evidentiary blows alleging Judge Haynsworth held textile stock and other investments while cases involving those firms reached the Fourth Circuit. They cite Carolina Vend A Matic dealings and land transfers to press ethics questions as Nixon counters with doubts about Baker links.
Arlington. ROCK R, ROCERS. Letters to this column are welcome with signatures and addresses required. All letters will be printed provided no libel or taste issues arise.
A letter urges Village of Bennington authorities to mobilize police for a nonviolent protest by Republicans and counter-cultural groups. The note suggests confining the march to the Armory area and winding up in Old Bennington, with leaders living nearby and few stores to loot.
A letter criticizes antiwar demonstrations and calls for immediate unconditional U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam. The author warns against concessions to the Viet Cong and urges continued U.S. military involvement to defend Southeast Asia and allied nations, citing the sacrifices of American soldiers. Signed by FREDERED HOTH at 823 Gage St.
Vermont officials face a complex chain of reviews when water pollution is proven. The author argues for a single empowered agency to enforce anti-pollution laws, impose daily fines, and hold polluters accountable without delay, to stop pollution before it starts and ensure public health.
Vermont Republicans show signs of internal strife as leaders and factions clash over party chairman plans and potential power plays. Merriman loses a county seat while Deronde, Snelling, Cairns loom as possible contenders. Democrats remain in observer stance.
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