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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial argues the nuclear nonproliferation treaty is a key Johnson era achievement that could curb nuclear threats if ratified. It contends Nixon’s opposition risks Senate defeat and a renewed cold war, urging bipartisan, swift approval with mutual trust between East and West.
A critique of Commissioner Harvey B. Scribner’s proposed reorganization of the state Department of Education. The piece questions the job titles for directors and deputies such as director of learn ing and opportunity services and director of dissemination, joking that dissemination sounds like something you’d do to a cow and warning of possible PR issues.
The note argues transferring welfare from town to state control on Oct 1 to create a humane, efficient system. It predicts social workers replacing overseers, with goals of helping welfare recipients achieve self support. It urges Bennington officials to press for river pollution cleanup and swift action.
Community voices condemn land-mining enterprises that blemish scenic land, threaten property and living values, and urge tighter controls on earth moving. A Bennington reader warns of dangerous intersections and calls for immediate traffic action. James L. Woodard discusses landfill operations and private garbage collection in Manchester.
A reader in Manchester criticizes ongoing waste facility concerns after moving recently. The writer claims daily water bag tests, questions operating costs and asks for constructive discussion while defending three years of local progress and the dump’s expense.
A first person account of a fifth consecutive chaotic committee luncheon where crowded tables, rambling debates, and ritual motions replace progress. The narrator notes policy posturing over action, predicts reorganization that mirrors a shelved six year old structure.
The Chief Justice Warren remains calm amid calls to impeach and oust the Supreme Court as fraught debate swirls around Fortas. Warren, 77, just back from a summer of fishing and a New England cruise, travels at his long practiced pace, planning retirement while shaping a lasting legacy in American jurisprudence.
Diary account recalls a February 24 1945 Vermont House of Representatives concert by the Vermont Symphony Orchestra led by conductor Alan Carter. The piece celebrated Carl Ruggles of Arlington and highlighted community support, funding, and the enduring value of a statewide orchestra amid wartime culture. The 1948 Vermont Life article notes efforts and endurance of the Vermont Symphony under Sam Ogden, with a statewide association forming.
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