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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner appears as a daily newspaper excluding Sundays and holidays. It is published by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Bennington enjoyed a weekend of vintage car displays with Rolls Royces Duesenbergs and Model Ts drawing crowds beyond expectations. The Greater Bennington Association ran the event smoothly and locals praise the boost to tourism and the prospect of annual repeats amid other fall festivities.
Editor notes that temporary signs directing through traffic around Putnam Square aided Rutland to Troy travel and could be made permanent for October. Sen. Aiken warns GOP candidates to offer a fresh look at war, Romney may, Nixon and Reagan referenced. Mt Equinox Carthusian monastery construction to span 15 months with 2400 granite blocks. MAUHS Patriots face tough schedule. Banner backs team for autumn campaign.
The Buffalo Evening News notes a new Air Force inventor backed device spurring over 100 firms toward commercial development of a small television antenna potentially around 12 inches high. It promises a cheaper, sleeker future for home reception amid bulky current masts. The piece cites optimism for earlier adoption and a shift in television infrastructure.
Republicans push reform candidate Arlen Specter against incumbent Mayor James J. Tate as Philadelphia faces a pivotal 1968 contest. The campaign centers on urban violence, riots memory, and Specter's platform on jobs education housing and pollution while Tate relies on City Hall backing and labor support. The piece notes past riot responses and debates over the Newark flare up and the impact on future city governance.
Mountain gardener describes frost patterns on Searsburg heights, raccoon corn raiding, and a misbehaving faucet. A Vermont couple recalls fixing a washer, sharing capers at Cape Cod, and a group outing to the Wilmington fair on a sunny Saturday.
Lucia Howard from Bennington objects to John Sullivan’s report on a GOP town committee meeting. She says press were excluded from election, she and Peter Hoar were not eligible due to Bennington League of Women Voters policy, and Duncan Campbell’s committee is unwieldy. Robert C Schwab urges taxing foundations like individuals and recalls congressmen to act.
The Debray trial in Bolivia and European responses spark a cross-Atlantic debate on freedom of thought versus actions. Debray, 27, a Marxist theorist linked to Che Guevara, is accused of guerrilla activity, provoking sympathy from both left and right and raising questions about intellectual honesty and revolutionary violence. The piece contrasts debates in Europe and North America with reflections on historical rulers who jailed writers yet later fell, and ends with a light barroom anecdote unrelated to the main issue.
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