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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes that Vermont's Tuesday election will center on Republican primaries with major races for governor attorney general and U.S. Senate exposing liberal conservative divides. Democrats offer few candidates. local races in Bennington County get less attention. The piece suggests GOP results will signal state and national mood amid a turbulent year.
The piece contrasts Davis and Palmisano on law and order and poverty programs while Jeffords campaigns for rehabilitation and education. In the Senate race incumbent Aiken faces Tufts on Vietnam and hardline policy. A large turnout may signal a national rightward shift, with Nixon and Wallace unlikely to affect results for Aiken, Oakes, and Jeffords.
The editor notes endorse Rep. Joseph Caracciola in District 31 for re election and Harvey Carter Jr. in District 32 as a strong new hopeful. It lauds Caracciola for southern Vermont highway support and Carter for public service, planning work, and Vermont Legal Aid leadership. It also critiques Miss America pageant for lack of Black contestants and cites a Boston Globe quote about a child’s questions.
The article discusses how Justice Department fears a nationwide pattern of police conduct will hinge on Chicago unrest. It notes pro and anti police tensions, hopes for peaceful demonstrations, and attempts by officials like Roger Wilkins to secure permits for a march and a Soldier Field rally. It cites Mayor Daley’s stance on keeping outsiders from provoking trouble and describes late July discussions and concerns of Deputy Attorney General.
A column laments youth viewed as expendable while contrasting aging, longevity, and a police era. The author critiques protests and riots, cites FBI probes into rights violations, recalls Daley’s police stance, and argues for raising the voting age to 30 amid generational tension.
Worth Noting contrasts a Washington demonstration with 55,000 participants where minor disorder and little bloodshed occurred until fringe demonstrators tried to storm the Pentagon. Attorney General Ramsey Clark urges police chiefs that police are key to preventing riots, noting Chicago’s failure to keep order.
New York Democrats have long backed open public hearings as part of their platform but at the Chicago Democratic National Convention reporters faced closed doors. The reporter recounts multiple caucuses where press access was restricted, details masked, and security kept journalists from observing.
Readers criticize the five way junction of North Bennington Road Willow Road Kocher Drive and Hicks Street for dangerous conditions and unclear officer signals. They urge clearer signs traffic lights and focused help for children crossing Molly Stark School plus smoother bus disbursal and better enforcement from the special officer.
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