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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington, Vermont.
President Johnson signals a federal tax increase as the likely tool to slow mounting inflation, a stance that provokes Capitol Hill opposition and a heated debate over spending cuts versus taxation. Republicans call for trimming Great Society funds, while the White House argues substantial cuts are politically unlikely. The main question becomes how and when to raise taxes, with a general increase in both corporate and personal rates under discussion.
Editor notes a New Jersey developer’s dream of 150 acres near Old Bennington with a golf range ferris wheel heated pool and ten story building for skating and dancing. The piece labels it an April Fool and shifts to Lake Paran plans a new boat dock and praise for local efforts while noting mixed views on a Bennington bypass.
Washington faces T aiwan amid a China civil war split in which Peking insists on a hardline, irreconcilable policy. The essay warns that Mao and Chiang camp are locked in a lethal standoff, with no feasible two China solution and risk of escalating conflict. It compares to Germany's future reunification after ideological purges. The piece stresses the danger of pursuing unattainable aims and the need to avoid widening hostilities.
Off Marathon Florida in early April, six aboard the Salty Dog chase king mackerel and larger reef fish along the Gulf Stream. They sail from Marathon, watch seven lines, and battle dolphins, a shark, and grouper as sunlit waters and emerald reef set a vivid scene. The outing ends tired but elated with about 30 fish.
Sheila R. Winstem of Westport Conn criticizes the antlerless deer season in Vermont citing humane concerns. She argues hunting is cruel and unnecessary, contrasting it with nonviolent reform and peaceful wildlife preservation, urging mercy and testing true courage through nonhunting challenges.
NAM shifts to problem solving and trains idle Harlem youth in stenography and basic math using self guided methods. Six girls raise typing to 65 wpm in six weeks with $25 training. two boys gain jobs and IQ improves alongside reading. NAM expands to Chicago plant and banks to privatize its programs.
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