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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1968
Page
4
Editorial notes from the Bennington Banner indicate daily publication except Sundays and holidays. The Bennington Banner is published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues that many Americans support Daley style policing but questions its necessity. It praises Lt Gov John J Daley of Vermont for urging balance, social justice, police training, and rehabilitation while rejecting harsh crackdowns and blaming easy targets for crime. It notes national figures like Wallace Nixon Agnew and Davis courting fear to win votes.
A strong editorial argues that the myth of Negro inferiority has justified segregation. It highlights black achievements in Vietnam politics business and culture, noting Arthur Ashe’s U Open victory as a turning point. The piece condemns white racism and urges society to end legal and social inequality.
The Burlington Free Press notes that a series of events involving a Negro minister in Irasburg highlighted Vermont's antiquated adultery and homosexuality statutes. It argues for revising the criminal code to remove these offenses, citing privacy and abuse of police power concerns.
The article discusses a rising isolationist trend challenging postwar U.S. foreign policy led by foreign aid. It notes IDA funding tensions, cuts to Johnson administration requests, and Fulbright’s political vulnerability amid a broader drive by H. L. Hunt and Wallace to reverse policy. It cites 82 aid-receiving nations and signs of a national movement to harden anti-Communist lines.
In Mountain Chatter the writer recalls Charlie Searsburg pruning by mood not season, reveals long-handled tools and plants like syringa recovering after clippings, then shifts to gun registration debates sparked by a New Haven pistol permit questionnaire. The column ends with a corn cooking note and Skylark garden reflections.
The piece argues that delays in equipping South Vietnamese forces with M-16 rifles left them outmatched by AK-47s used by Communist forces. It notes the AK-47’s reliability, Chinese-made units, and the Pentagon procurement tumult, while Westmoreland and McNamara faced pressure to expand M-16 production. The report stresses the firepower gap in small-unit engagements and the AK-47’s impact on battlefield balance.
Marie Disque from Bennington lauds the reconstruction of the Harte Building at North and Main as a welcome improvement to Main Street shopping. In a second letter, C. C. Moseley of Beverly Hills argues against gun registration, citing Haynes vs U S and Fifth Amendment self-incrimination, warning of potential confiscation by a totalitarian state.
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