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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Nixon administration formed a civilian watchdog commission for Pentagon spending but Sen. Proxmire reveals eight of fifteen members are linked to firms with over 1 billion dollars in defense contracts. The piece argues the military industrial complex permeates politics and questions the panel’s independence and efficacy.
Rep. Jonathan Bingham proposes transferring licensing power over commercial nuclear energy from the AEC to the Public Health Service with FPC veto. He favors state level safety standards and hints at a 1970 Senate bid. He criticizes New York and Rockefeller policy and urges a more responsive AEC.
Editor notes praise student participation at the Mt Anthony Union School Board meeting signaling healthy education. The piece questions Gov Deane Davis's press, cites his weekly newsletter, and comments on Halloween parades in Shaftsbury and Manchester with local firemen and VFW commended for keeping traditions alive.
Nicholas Johnson, FCC commissioner, testifies to a Senate subcommittee about a growing malaise in the United States. He argues that people judge life by feel, not just facts, noting polluted air in New York and emptiness amid material wealth. He warns of widespread breakdowns and a future when “the world wouldn’t work.”
The piece notes Nixon's Southern strategy could weaken Republican moderates like California's Thomas Kuchel. It reports Kuchel weighing a Democratic bid against Sen. George Murphy, aided by support from California figures and potential cross-party appeal, while detailing party dynamics and legal questions about party-switch eligibility.
A humorous musing on how family names could derive from government occupations listed in manual SM56 7. It ponders how common roles like clerk or accountant might become surnames and explores imagined genealogical lines with quirky, tech influenced endings.
A poem urges generosity for Willow Park on the Bennington Park extension. It promotes Rotary Snowmobile raffle proceeds to fund a park shelter and recreation center. Encourages donations and buying chances through Rotarians before December sixth auction.
Clarence Nickerson recounts the Hessian soldiers who settled in America after serving for the Crown. The novel Jake Hessian Soldier blends history and fiction from Bennington to Connecticut Indian settlements, highlighting prejudice and efforts to improve Native lives. Nickerson, an engineer and Americana expert, provides scholarly depth and readable history for enthusiasts.
A reader disputes a columnist’s parallel about France and American aid in 1969 and corrects details about Lafayette. A second letter thanks Mr Johnson of the Pownal Taxpayers Association for his civic effort, praising resident involvement and noting policy against election-related letters on the eve of voting.
A letter from William F Lally of Old Bennington urges Gov. Davis to deliver 40 percent state aid for education. He argues higher tax receipts and track revenue justify increased support, warns against shifting costs to local taxpayers, and calls for action before the legislature adjourns. He stresses the need to influence the governor this week.
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