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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1968

Page

1

Vermont Adopts Regional Plan With Ten Growth Centers

The Vermont Planning Council approved a regional development policy naming ten centers St Albans Burlington Rutland Bennington Brattleboro Newport Springfield St Johnsbury Barre Montpelier and Hartford White River Junction. The document urges statewide zoning controls to guide future growth.

Montpelier Vermont State Planning Council St. Albans Burlington Rutland Bennington Brattleboro Newport Springfield St. Johnsbury Barre-Montpelier Hartford White River Junction Planning Council Leonard A. Wilson House Natural Resources Committee Milton J. Nadworny University of Vermont Springfield- White River Junction Wilson Nadworny Hollister Kent Syracuse, N.Y Firm of Planners Collaborative William F. Kearns State Department

Who's Coming To GOP's Dinner for Governor Candidate

A Republican candidate dinner in southwestern Vermont drew local officials and raised questions about partisanship. Lawrence Powers clarified the event is campaign oriented, not a nonpartisan forum, as Lt. Gov. Daley would be excluded from speaking. The discussion turns to Vermont's regional planning and the State Framework Plan promoting balanced statewide development.

Deane C. Davis Vermont Davis Lawrence F. Powers North Bennington Democratic Town Committee John H. Williams II John J. Daley Powers Banner

Anti-American Students Seize Tokyo Station Riot Surge

Thousands of rock throwers seized Tokyo's busiest rail hub and set it ablaze in an anti-American protest led by Zengakuren. Police arrested nearly 1,000 nationwide with 700 more at Shinjuku Station. About 100 injured as leftist students oppose U.S. Vietnam policy and the Japan U.S. security treaty during an international anti war day.

Tokyo UPS Shinjuku Japan Zengakuren U.S Vietnam United

Apollo 7 mission lands after 163 orbits and 4.5 million miles

Apollo 7 returns to the Essex in the Atlantic after a 4.5 million mile, 163 orbit mission. Walter Schirra Donn Eisele and Walt Cunningham are greeted by a cheering Navy band and President Johnson. They report no injuries and praise the mission as a record success paving the way for Apollo 8.

USS ESSEX UPI Johnson James) Webb Walter Schirra Donn Eisele Walt Cunningham White House Man and the Moon Atlantic Ocean Cape Kennedy Schirra America Sam Phillips The Cunningham James Robert Winfree California Atlantic Eisele

Thieu Drops Opposition to Conditional Bombing Halt

In Saigon President Nguyen Van Thieu met with U.S. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker and, two hours later, issued a statement saying he does not oppose the conditional bombing halt. The move signals cooperation with Washington amid discussions on a ceasefire plan and regional security.

Thieu North Vietnam Johnson U.S Hanoi Bunker Hubert H. Humphrey United States Vietnam South Vietnam National Liberation Front NLF Viet Cong Paris Vietnam

Champlain Unit Blasts A Plant Threats

Vermont utilities plan a $1 million kilowatt nuclear plant on Lake Champlain’s shore near Charlotte drawing sharp criticism from the Lake Champlain Committee. The group condemns the proposal as a grave threat to water quality and lake recreation.

Champlain Unit Charlotte Vermont Utilities Lake Champlain Lake Champlain Committee Vermont Public Service Board Vermont Vermont Water Resources Board State Fish and Game Department Lyman P. Wood Paul Atherton Burlington

Hayes Seeks GOP Edge On Taxes In Vermont

Vermont candidates for lieutenant governor Thomas L. Hayes and Deane Davis defend the GOP team’s administrative experience against Democratic rivals Lt. Gov. John J. Daley and William Hunter. Hayes portrays Daley as lacking real legislative work while praising Davis’s long business career and state leadership roles. The piece notes Hayes’s Washington experience and hints at campaign strategy amid local power debates and environmental concerns over a planned nuclear plant in Champlain Valley.

Vermont Daley Vermont Senate Rutland Hayes Davis Montpelier Democratic Party New York State Washington Winston L. Prouty GOP Burlington Free Press Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp Mary Thurber R-Charlotte Champlain Valley Vermont Yankee Vernon Atomic Energy

Inside Speculation on Jackie's Standing with Church

A note about ongoing speculation regarding Jackie and her standing within the church appears on page 2. The page teases further church related drama amid editorial commentary on the 1968 election campaign and its prospects in New Haven.

Jackie the Church New Haven Page

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Tokyo Station Deane Davis John Daley Vermont Heart Vermont Heart Association League of Women Voters Apollo Space Center, Houston Earth Mission Control George Low Spacecraft Development U.S. Gulf Coast AEC Champlain Committee Paris Arlington Selectmen West Arlington Antarctica Yale Brian Dowling Mike Vince Mt. Anthony Jr. High School William M. Fay National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Fay
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