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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1968
Page
2
Washington urged news outlets to reject new political charges raised within five days of the election unless replies are included. The pamphlet from the Fair Campaign Practices Committee cites a study showing many outlets lack a cut-off date for final charges and warns that last minute attacks mislead audiences.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower marking his 78th birthday at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as he recovers from heart attacks. A private family party with Mamie and John preceded a national salute week. about 200 officials sent birthday telegrams. President Johnson approved $5 million for Eisenhower College in Seneca Falls, honoring Eisenhower.
Nixon argues a Republican win in January would center US foreign policy on military strength and Western European ties. He says he would strengthen NATO to negotiate from strength, cite Kennedy’s Cuban missile crisis as proof, and push a NATO summit to spur crisis prevention with De Gaulle and allied leaders.
Washington UPI reports the 217 vote is required to adjourn the 90th Congress. Speaker McCormack seeks absent members to reach a quorum while dissidents led by Rep. James O'Hara threaten protest over a Senate delay. Mansfield and Dirksen signaling no revival of the debated bill.
Lawrence F. O'Brien, Humphrey's campaign manager, charged that secret negotiations aim to give Nixon Wallace electors if no candidate wins a majority. He said Nixon would seek an Electoral College deal to seize the presidency without a House vote. Humphrey resumes campaigning with stops in Evansville, Kansas City, St. Louis, New York, Detroit, and Connecticut after recovering from a brief illness.
Gen Curtis LeMay proposed expanding bombing of North Vietnam and blocking Haiphong port to pressure negotiations. He urged targeting populated areas with civilian warnings and touted Wallace as a last chance to halt liberal trends toward socialism and communism.
James Oliphant sues in East Orange municipal court claiming Barbara Massenburg violated a state law by riding a three wheel scooter without a helmet. He says she wore a cloth cap during a parking ticket incident. If convicted Friday, meter maids would be equipped with helmets, police chief says.
The Bennington Banner at 425 Main St., Bennington Vermont lists daily publication with United Press International for local news. Home delivery offers 10 cents per day and mail rates vary by distance, with 3 months at 6.30, 6 months at 11.70, and 1 year at 22.50 within Vermont. higher elsewhere.
Paris Vietnam talks mark six months as Hanoi accuses Johnson of aggression. Nguyen Thanh Le asserts North Vietnam demands unconditional bombing halt and would not accept mutual descalation. He calls for bombing halt, troop pullout, recognition of the NLF, and open talks. Neutral observers note possible gestures before the November elections. Harriman says the U.S. will not shift position. Hanoi must de escalate in the South.
Terri Ann Martelle to Jack Francis Griffis announce engagement. Terri Ann is a Hoosick Falls Central School junior. Griffis is a 1967 Mt Anthony Union High School graduate and U.S. Navy serviceman. No wedding date set. Cynthia Margaret Potter to Richard Mark LaPorte announce engagement. Cynthia is a Herkimer? No. Potter senior at Hoosick Falls? LaPorte is a 1968 graduate. he is a Cobleskill Agricultural College freshman. Linda Zimmer to James A. Phillips announce engagement. Linda is a Hoosick Falls Central School graduate and University of Vermont senior. Phillips is a Vermont alumnus now at Computer Environments Institute in Burlington. A May wedding is planned.
Wallace released his party platform with 22 days to the election accusing leaders of pursuing a no win Vietnam policy and fostering riots and domestic disorder. He spoke en route to San Francisco where 10,000 awaited him at the Cow Palace amid heckling hippies, noting detractors lack haircuts and manners.
Mrs. Dorothy Jones a non driver picks up a new car valued at 3120 dollars in Winchester after attending a Sunday rally. Wallace drew 75 supporters in the dark umbrella coverage as his running mate retired Air Force Gen. Curtis E. LeMay prepared for a four day fact finding mission in Vietnam. The campaign platform urged civilian control of the military and criticized computerized defense and the no win policy in Vietnam while calling for a swift nonnuclear victory if Paris talks fail.
The UPI reports temperatures in New England over the next five days will run above normal. Daytime highs mid 60s in northern New England and northeastern New York, near 70 in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with overnight lows from the 40s to near 50. Warmer on Tuesday, remaining warm before a slight cool down later in the week. Rain totals ¼ to ½ inch, with a few showers expected Thursday or Friday.
Charred Houston blaze ends after 90 minutes of fighting a three alarm fire that wiped out a building. Firemen learned the structure had been purchased recently by the fire department and was slated for demolition to clear space for a new station.
U S Air Force 1st Lt Eugene M Tupacz Jr son of Mr and Mrs Eugene M Tupacz Sr of White Chapel Road Bennington has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal at Norton AFB Calif for meritorious service during operations against Viet Cong forces He was cited for his role as a pilot at Bien Hoa AB Vietnam He is assigned to Norton with the Military Airlift Command A Highland Falls New York Central High School graduate earned a B S from the State University of New York at Albany and is a member of Pi Omega Pi He was commissioned after Officer Training School at Lackland AFB Texas
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