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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Vermont daily paper published by Banner Publishing Corpora at 425 Main Street carries a standard masthead note stating publication every day except Sundays. The notice identifies the publisher and address.
Editorial focus on Richard Nixon's reaction to a New York Times piece and editorial questioning Spiro Agnew's qualifications. The Times cited an association with Chesapeake National Bank of Maryland and noted potential conflicts of interest. Nixon threatened legal action. the Times reprinted the editorial, increasing exposure.
The editorial criticizes Richard Nixon for choosing Spiro Agnew as running mate, arguing it reflects a risky southern strategy and questions Nixon's judgment. It warns that Agnew's presence could define the administration and hopes the nation avoids being stuck with him after the upcoming election.
The Rutland Herald abandons its Nixon endorsement, declaring Now It's Humphrey with frank candor. The piece notes campaign weariness among candidates and voters, while praising Equinox House expansion as a sign of Vermont’s growing stature in recent years.
Washington calling people who elect Nixon may dislike him. The article weighs Nixon's private quiet nature against his public aggressive campaign persona, noting analysts view him as a complex, two-sided figure. It discusses insecurity, press relations, and whether communicable warmth matters for a president.
A string of letters criticizes gutter politics and a Nixon cartoon, expresses support for law enforcement and responsibility, discusses possible Berkshire region transfer to Vermont, thanks the Banner for Antique Car Meet publicity, notes election letters timing policy, and ends with Paul Hurlburt Jr advocating Humphrey over Nixon citing poverty and rioting concerns.
A retrospective look at how Vermont governors campaigned from early times to postwar eras. It notes shifts from door to door to mass turnout, mentions a 1960s campaign using air travel and trailers, and recalls wartime constraints, the 1940s university crisis, and ongoing state administrative challenges.
A columnist links a student earache to pollution from coastal waters and argues that pollution harms bodies and communities. He defends academic freedom and urges action on sewage treatment, river dam planning, and nuclear cooling towers, urging readers to care for nature and support taxed environmental protections.
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