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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner publishes daily editorials reflecting the paper’s stance on local matters. This brief entry notes the newspaper’s address and publishing cadence, indicating continued coverage of community issues from 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The United Nations General Assembly opened its 22nd session amid gloom over a deteriorating world situation. Delegates warned violence is increasingly used to settle disputes, with Vietnam and the Middle East threats to global peace. Thant urged restraint and a U S led peace push, including halting bombing in the North, to de escalate and set an example.
Weston Vermont Country Store proprietor Orton condemns billboards and roadside signs as lazy. He cites tourism dependence, a policy to replace signs with complete guidebooks and maps, and urges Vermont businesses to be listed in guide materials. He views Vermont’s environment as its stock in trade and supports a state plan to ban most state roadside signs.
A critical view portrays De Gaulle as a power seeker with little real influence over polities he presses in Europe and beyond. The piece notes failed efforts to sway Polish leaders, strain with Canada, and attempts to curb the American dollar while Britain remains outside a European market. It compares him to Genet and Mussolini, warning his diplomacy lacks hard currency and durable leverage.
Editor notes that Bennington County edge will net 10 cents more per acre from Green Mountain National Forest timber sales this year. Increased use at ski areas boosts revenue and trips, but the paper urges keeping forest land wild. Mentions America's Cup defense by Bus Mosbacher and Intrepid, next challenge in 1970, and statewide tourist gains despite poor weather, with Expo 67 cited.
In Washington a Democrat frets about Shirley Temple running as a California Republican. The piece notes a “lollypop backlash,” recalling how 1930s comparisons to Temple affected young dancers and even household conversations as a cultural joke.
Quotes discuss a retro appeal to actress images for political gain, noting a “lollypop backlash” against Shirley Temple and a proposed replacement Lassie. Debates address public nostalgia, wholesome images, and the risk of Prohibition echoes with smoking policies. Vietnam War priority cited by Gen. Wallace Greene at a Boston American Legion convention.
A column speculates on Dr. Harry Kalven Jr.’s warning that by the year 2000 science could allow constant surveillance and instant eavesdropping. It imagines a future where privacy vanishes, conversations and letters are scanned, and people may hide nowhere including parks and elevators, perhaps driving creativity to halt. It also muses that the moon could become a new frontier for those fleeing civilization.
John Chamberlain argues Europe belittles U.S. power while Israel shifts from peaceful to combative. He notes two switches in play: America's postwar leadership and Israel's rapid military assertiveness. He cautions that Washington risks losing respect by postponing decisive action and by leaning toward committee-style negotiations.
Letter to the Editor outlines union involvement in antiwar activity. It notes a National Labor Leadership Assembly for Peace at Chicago November 11 and 12 with Prof. John K. Galbraith as speaker. Organizers include Frank Rosenblum Patrick Gorman and Emil Morey of major unions with SANE backing. About 450 union leaders expected. writer suggests many see profits in the military industrial complex while soldiers die in Vietnam. Parade note adds a London joke about apologizing for shooting a husband.
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