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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
A group of New York state Democrats plans to run a slate of delegates to oppose President Johnson's Vietnam policies. They aim to pressure LBJ by potentially nominating Kennedy or Fulbright if he fights to stay in the race, while noting the broader impact of antiwar sentiment on primaries and the convention. The effort seeks to mobilize antiwar votes and influence future policy despite the difficulty of ousting an incumbent president.
Editor notes Rep Robert Stafford among 52 congressmen urging a reassessment of Vietnam policy and the Gulf of Tonkin resolution. Move to reassert Congress prerogatives could curb presidential expansion and aid de escalation. Also welcomes three new state troopers to Shaftsbury station and urges radar for Village police. Local traffic impacts and street work praised as North Street repaving boosts smooth travel.
Vice President Humphrey touts the CIA on its twentieth anniversary while Americans debate its place in U S power. The piece traces public acceptance, the agency's origins from OSS, Cuba missiles in 1962, Bay of Pigs fallout, and a shift to a tighter professional operation under Richard Helms.
A Vermont audience hears from David Brower Peter Matthiessen Allen Morgan and others at a Vermont Natural Resources Council event. They warn that population growth and greed threaten global famine pollution and the loss of natural beauty inviting young readers to join a cause for environmental preservation and reform.
Vichy France hosts the Mont Pelerin Society as it assesses Europe’s postwar shift toward free markets. The writer notes free movement of labor in the European Community by 1968, discusses Germany’s halt in growth, Italy’s unemployment, and French planning, while predicting the United States may adopt free economic principles. The piece emphasizes the enduring liberal minority and highlights cross-border labor and policy dynamics.
John Sullivan of St Francis Kansas defends Democratic coverage of a local GOP caucus in Bennington and California. He notes political maneuverings and cites his town committee membership, describing party dynamics and a river reference as a metaphor for water and Washington.
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