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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation from 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. This record notes the paper’s issuing schedule and corporate address.
The piece argues against turning the Supreme Court into a scapegoat for crime and notes the policy of providing counsel to defendants raises not guilty pleas and acquittals. It urges better police work and higher pay to attract qualified recruits, while criticizing political use of law and order rhetoric. Ramsey Clark is cited as a paradox in Nixon era discourse.
In a column by John Chamberlain from New York, the piece argues that most voters have fixed opinions and show little interest in Hubert Humphrey and Richard Nixon debates. It notes appeals for other candidates like George Wallace, concerns about social and economic issues, and the overarching desire for a decisive outcome before the November election.
A compact authorized memoir portraits T S Eliot through Levy and Scherle. It reveals a modest humorous deeply religious man whose wit spans Pogo Possum, cats, and a long friendship with Levy. Notable anecdotes include a ten gallon hat in New York and a dry martini preference.
The columnist argues marriage is private for Mrs Kennedy’s widow and critiques the public scrutiny surrounding Jackie Onassis choosing Attila the Hun. They question motive and privacy, noting the world’s intrusiveness while acknowledging her liberty to marry whom she wishes.
The passage assigns four targets to George C Wallace as a rabble-rousing figure: preachers, professors, judges, and newspaper editors who criticize and claim to know better how people should live. It also critiques media privacy and references the Kennedy Onassis marriage, noting the irony of social elevation and public scorn.
In Albany Democrats seek Arthur Goldberg to restore party unity and rebuild effectiveness after years of division. The move aims to shape the state party into a cohesive organization under his leadership.
The Inside Washington organization has fractured and lost clout at the national stage. A weak leadership is blamed despite the efforts of State Chairman John J. Burns. Burns and other powerful figures hoped to unite the party through late Senator Robert F. Kennedy until his assassination upended progress and plunged the New York party into turmoil.
Senator Eugene McCarthy faced sharp scrutiny over his six week Senate absence during the critical end of the session. He voted twice, once on a Javits amendment and once on cloture for Fortas, while missing 56 other roll calls on Vietnam, defense funding, and a parking authority. He spent weeks on the French Riviera as a “peacenik” fundraiser and campaign figure, drawing criticism for not contributing to key legislative decisions.
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