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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1965
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.
Editorial notes Ray Bliss of Ohio taking over as national GOP chairman after Dean Burch. Bliss vows to heal the party rift and focus on bread and butter issues while Barry Goldwater warns against narrowing the party to organization and polls, stressing adherence to principle.
The article contrasts Bliss and his pragmatic election strategy with Goldwater’s principle driven stance. It argues Bliss must unite a fractured GOP as voters drift from Goldwater, framing the 1964 campaign as a test of GOP viability and adaptability in American politics.
The ICC examiners urge federal approval of the New York Central Pennsylvania merger to curb wasteful duplication, with expected annual savings around 100 million. They insist commuter lines of the bankrupt New Haven be excluded, arguing railroads should focus on freight and long-distance passengers while commuter service belongs to publicly run rapid transit. Urges swift ICC action to implement the plan.
Ron Raynolds praises Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation plans to restore Plymouth Vermont akin to Williamsburg. Public backing seen as essential for a long term project with lasting benefits. Also notes House Appropriations rejection of 20000 for Montpelier birthplace of Admiral Dewey and calls for debate on reapportionment size. UPI reports Cutts Resolution now effectively dead. hope remains.
Washington backs minority seating on state agriculture committees in the Deep South as Secretary Orville Freeman seeks pathways to ease segregation backed by federal subsidies. The piece notes Southern congressional influence, autonomous county systems, and the impact of mechanized cotton farming on Black workers, citing Sen. James Eastland’s Delta holdings and the broader social costs.
The piece analyzes subsidy distortions in cotton markets, how low wage South industries push migration North, and the impact on Negro workers. It cites Selma’s mill plans, weak unions, and calls for higher federal wages, voter rights, and rural poverty programs as partial remedies amid broader civil rights struggles. It also covers Senate secrecy battles over gubernatorial appointments, noting attempts to curb open sessions while preserving votes by secret ballot.
The article reports senators split 15 to 11 on amending rules to allow public discussion of governor appointee qualifications, highlighting figures like Daniel Ruggles and John O'Brien opposing openness while Harold Raynolds and Irving Eastman defend transparency and press access. It frames executive sessions as undemocratic and a hurdle to constituents’ oversight.
Last Wednesday I spent a pleasant afternoon with Raymond Armstrong from Pownal Road and rode a Hus Ski snow vehicle. We traversed County Road to the Long Trail and Sucker Pond area, noting up and down grades, dodging debris, and meeting Bob Willard at Robert Smith's camp. The outing ended with reflections on water levels at Sucker Pond and a hopeful note about Hus Ski travel this winter.
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