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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Moon race analysis argues Soviet success with Zond-5 moves space cooperation from likely to unlikely. It contrasts Soviet top-down budgeting and prestige gains against U S budget pressures, noting future manned flight hints and Webb’s NASA leadership shift amid political press.
Editor notes slow draft of a permanent zoning ordinance for Bennington outside the three villages. Interim zoning, already adopted by nearby towns, would curb haphazard growth and protect residential areas from commercial expansion while permanent land use controls are developed. Vermont tourism rises 10 percent in 1968. conservation urged to shield state from overdevelopment amid promotional campaigns and events.
In Dearborn Michigan River Rouge workers at Gate 4 of Ford’s River Rouge complex, mostly Local 600 members, show unexpected support for George Wallace. Interviews reveal discontent over crime inflation and wages, with many white workers from the South noting regional shifts and racial tensions while some plotting to switch to Nixon or Humphrey before election day.
At Stratton Mountain Vermont, scientists from a dozen universities and public members debated the environmental costs of growing nuclear energy. The talk covered potential accidents, radiation leaks, heat pollution, and impacts on air, water, and soil, with calls to slow rollout until risks and true costs are better understood.
Lt Gov Jack Daley notes gun control is the top issue for Vermont voters this year as many oppose regulation and fear confiscation. The piece argues voters overvalue guns, suggests candidates avoid the topic, and laments the focus on firearms over other public concerns.
Wallace's 1968 bid gains momentum as Alabama lawmakers free up staff for a full campaign apparatus. In Dallas he raised about 150 000 to 300 000 from small donors and top backers, with luncheon proceeds near 50 000 and a 25 plate supper around 30 000. Labor defections widen Wallace's appeal to nonunion workers, threatening Nixon and Humphrey in key states.
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