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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The 75 percent federal construction cutback announced by President Nixon targets new work with limited immediate impact on current projects and grant programs. It signals potential expansion to all federally aided construction if states don’t mirror cutbacks, and frames housing costs as the core inflation issue fueling urban unrest. The plan focuses on deferrable projects like post offices and federal offices while housing programs stay exempt. AFL-CIO union leadership warns the move could hinder efforts to recruit Black workers, though proponents argue unions must open doors and avoid anti-Black justifications.
Lawrence Harrington of Woodford writes letters condemning Ho Chi Minh and U.S. policy. He accuses Ho of brutal tactics against South Vietnamese leaders and civilians, drawing parallels to Castro. He references the editorials in The Banner and historical figures to argue Ho betrayed Vietnamese people.
In Searsburg and Skylark, Labor Day crowds fill vacation homes while locals debate paving the Kelly Stand road. The writer contrasts French cuisine in a Dutch setting with calls to preserve a scenic, wildlife rich drive steeped in history, urging prudent use of highway funds.
A pivotal St. Albans vote on a school tax faces close scrutiny beyond Vermont as the city debates funding for hundreds of students from closed parochial schools. The measure, tied to potential state aid and retroactive relief, mirrors a broader state issue of educating children from parochial closures and the fiscal strains on towns like Bennington.
Readers in Fairfax and Shaftsbury clash with a Banner editorial about flood control funding and the Army Corps of Engineers. The letters defend a Mount Anthony area school site, criticize pork-barrel spending, and recount past floods while urging civic accountability.
In Colorado Springs Nixon greets governors as Ho Chi Minh’s health declines. CIA briefings to Kissinger hint at new openings with Ho’s successors, led by Pham Van Dong, potentially easing the war. The President foresees a six to eight week lull and a shift to an “honorable peace” without unconditional surrender, amid cautious optimism about post Ho leadership. Also brief items note a girl hero at camp and a rural farmer preferring cooler weather for hogs.
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