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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201. It serves Bennington and surrounding areas with local news, notices, and community information.
The piece reviews a Wall Street Journal analysis showing services outpaced goods in price rises since 1960, with household costs like insurance and repainting up sharply while appliances fell or barely rose. It contrasts wage gains, public safety, and transportation costs, and critiques Vermont school bus signaling and TV news bias in a broad look at inflation and public policy.
The writer lauds the United Nations as a steadfast global force aiding youth, communities, and future generations. The piece notes UN veteran diplomats like Dag Hammarskjold and U Thant, urging stronger international allegiance to universal norms, law, and peace on the UN’s 25th anniversary and birthday month.
A sharp critique of liberalism and libertarian ideas links Burke, Hazlitt, and contemporary columnists. The author argues that benevolence to humanity masks neglect of individuals, condemns moral decline among youth, and mocks the notion that ends justify the means. References to Hazlitt, Blake, Mumford, and a New Yorker piece frame the critique.
In New York a conservative coalition defeats Sen. Birch Bayh’s plan for popular presidential elections and the Family Assistance Plan. Bayh’s amendment to abolish the Electoral College stalls, while FAP is voted down by the Senate Finance Committee 14 to 1. Support from Nixon and major groups clashes with opposed lobbies ACU and Farm Bureau counter. Conservatives claim a saved system for small states despite White House backing.
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