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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily excluding Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues Vice President Hubert Humphrey must abandon Johnson era war loyalties to be seen as independent. It urges him to advocate a bombing halt over North Vietnam to break Paris talks deadlock, warning of risks and political costs, while emphasizing potential gains if he fronts a decisive peace position.
An Morristown Vermont barn near Stowe yielded a large marijuana stock prompting state police to crack down. The note highlights youth involvement, recalls 1920s bootlegging, and questions repeal of pot laws while criticizing protest tactics at Hubert Humphrey rallies and calling for better public spaces.
Sweden, praised for a high standard of living and 35 years of Socialist rule, defied Western European trends toward liberalism. Despite housing shortages and strict controls, Stockholm’s prosperity and tax-funded welfare underpin Social Democrats’ broad appeal. The bourgeois parties lost as they failed to counter the party’s ability to placate middle-class desires for order.
A playful survey traces men's evolving style from medieval and colonial eras to modern times. It notes beadwork, jewelry, and bold outerwear becoming accepted, highlighting figures like Henry VIII and Joe Namath while urging restraint in judgment of today’s dressers.
Boston critic Arthur Larson surveys Eisenhower’s career from World War II leadership to his mixed two-term presidency. The piece argues Ike blended civilian warmth with a limited powers approach, noting successes in Korea and foreign policy but faltering in desegregation and Cold War crises, and suggests future historians will see him as better than critics claim yet not as strong as voters once believed.
A Vermont letter to the editor criticizes The Banner for anti gun propaganda and editorial bias. The writer alleges the newspaper misrepresents public opinion and notes the front page shows the Republican governor candidate opposes gun control.
Letter from Gerald Moffitt of Bennington dismisses registration and licensing as unnecessary, argues Vermont candidates resist gun controls, cites Senate vote against registration 55 31, defends National Rifle Association, and calls anti gun advocates ineffective. He notes drivers licenses permit mental competency claims and urges practical, common sense laws.
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