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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Apollo 7 completed an 11 day flight with astronauts coping with colds and fatigue. The mission is praised as near perfect, reflecting years of NASA work, with calls for moon missions but urging use of space tech to address earthly problems like hunger and disease.
Washington coverage notes the presidential race remains close as public and private polls diverge. The piece analyzes sampling methods, party strategies, and key figures like Nixon Humphrey and Rockefeller, with analysts warning polls may influence voter perception and outcomes.
Editor notes show Bennington area voters being courted by state and local candidates in a week of intensive campaigning. A candidates forum sponsored by the Bennington League of Women Voters is set for 7:30 PM at the former Bendi building on Main Street with top-ticket candidates expected to attend.
Across the nation citizens express dissatisfaction with presidential choices and contemplate abstaining. Some Democrats hope nonvoting could tilt a Republican win as a protest against the system, while others deem it morally wrong to skip the ballot. The piece argues that voting remains a central citizen duty and contrasts nonvote with third party alternatives.
Elizabeth Dwyer surveys the fad of wall to wall fur rugs and mink stoles as symbols of affluence in 1950s style. Kaplan, a New York furrier, notes wealthy buyers plan mink floored boudoirs for Christmas while critics wonder at vanity and waste amid rising fur shortages and calls for animal protection.
The piece argues presidential candidates pick on pseudo intellectuals while genuine scholars are rarely attacked. It recommends forming a national association of pseudo intellectuals to defend interests, gain equal media time, and mobilize a public relations push to boost their influence.
A letter to The Banner from the International Friends body invites readers to join a Brazilian led International Correspondence Club. They aim to exchange stamps, view cards, newspapers, and culture to foster understanding and connect with readers in the United States, with members in many Latin American nations eager for American pen pals. They request name, address, sex, occupation, languages, and hobbies, with letters written in English, French, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish.
A courtroom exchange captures a judge asking if the defense wishes to challenge any juror. The defendant responds with a boast about defeating the juror at the end, reflecting a terse, informal moment from the trial.
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