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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
A Soviet approach to a Middle East peace, described by the New York Times as four main points, could form the basis for a settlement. It calls for Israel to withdraw to pre-1967 frontiers, a renewed UN presence, a declaration ending belligerency, and a four power guarantee. The editorial urges careful exploration by the Johnson administration.
A community coin card drive kicks off the week of Oct 6 in Bennington and nearby towns. Boxes placed in local businesses invite residents to donate quarters to fund ambulance maintenance, fuel, rent, and equipment. All income benefits operations and volunteers. the squad remains free to users.
This overview notes a national Wallace movement described as a recoil from riots and perceived anarchy. It is a third party driven by a “little man” appeal, financed by small donations and oil interests, rooted in fear of Blacks, anti-elite, and unlike prior third parties. The movement is mood driven, not issue oriented, with violent anti intellectual and anti media currents, challenging rational policy solutions and potentially affecting Nixon and Humphrey strategies.
An impressionistic piece on marble and granite from Vermont’s Proctor symposium at the Vermont Marble Co. grounds. The author contrasts marble’s life infused beauty with granite’s austere, shipwreck aura, noting festivallike atmosphere, Gov. Hoff and Lt. Gov. Daley in attendance, free beer, kids exploring blocks, and nonrepresentational works that celebrate texture and form.
Gladys Lodge of Dorset argues against multiple experimental boiling water reactors along the Hudson River Lake Champlain and the Connecticut River. She cites environmental and moral concerns, urges public officials to halt plans, and recommends readings and contacts for further information.
In New York, analysis notes a shift in the 1968 race as Soviet actions in Europe and Prague hinder Hubert Humphrey’s peace bridge strategy. Nixon, who warned of tough Cold War policy, gains in late summer polls. signs point to intensified Soviet pressure ahead of the election.
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