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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. It serves as the regional newspaper for Bennington County with daily editions, business listings, and local notices.
The piece notes the annual forecasting around New Hampshire's early presidential primary, arguing forecasts have little national predictive value. It recalls past NH outcomes, quips about voters' unpredictability, and quotes a Florida editorial calling NH a practical joke and a cold weather tourism draw. Ronald Reagan is mentioned as a possible future winner.
Editor notes that the House backed a welfare reform bill likely to pass the Senate, supporting Gov Hoff. The Vermont Senate Education Committee approved raising the teacher minimum salary from 4800 to 5400, a move that could strain local budgets and boost state education funding. A substantial Soldiers Home expansion is planned to better care for veterans, with potential further growth. A Manchester dump issue shows deer fatalities and calls for stricter landfill enforcement to improve scenery.
Alaska lawmakers criticize Soviet fishing violations near its 12 mile limit as a breach of U S sovereignty unfold amid Coast Guard limits and weak penalties. Senators Bartlett and Gruening threaten Senate floor action after Ship Captain Kushchenko fined and shrimp bound for export aboard.
The piece surveys Soviet fishing limits and potential poaching risks in 12 mile zones, Alaska's statehood impact amid 1964 quake delays, and parallels to Peru Ecuador fishing wars. It notes oil prospecting growth in Alaska and quotes thinkers on poverty, zoning, and global tensions.
Vermont readers are urged to welcome spring as redwing blackbirds and robins reappear. The column recalls springtime fare like woodchucks and suckers, lists deer conditions in California and Vermont, and shares fishing tips such as adding pork rind to lures. The Bennington Rod and Gun Club meets Monday at 8 p.m. at the State Hatchery.
New York column notes Sen. Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts has shifted from dove to hawk on Vietnam. The piece argues his stance aligns with a GOP push for a fresh vice presidential candidate in 1968 and praises his draft army proposal, suggesting Brooke could join a Republican ticket alongside Romney, Nixon, or Reagan.
A funeral procession coffin slides loose, races downhill, across a busy street, crashing through a drugstore plate glass window. The undertaker clings on as the coffin speeds by the druggist who asks for help to stop it. Quote attributed to John Maguire.
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