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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Sen James Oakes of Brattleboro announces his candidacy for lieutenant governor and invokes the Aiken and Gibson legacy. He hopes to ride to victory on the reputations of the former Vermont governors and U.S. senators who helped topple entrenched GOP power.
The piece portrays the fall of the Aiken-Gibson liberal Republican tradition in Vermont. It notes new conservatives like Rep. Roger MacBride and the enduring influence of Sen. Aiken, while arguing the Aiken-Gibson brand is now a legend exploited by hopeful politicians rather than a current force.
The piece argues that broad tax cuts require preserving essential state services. It cautions against cutting recreation or other programs, noting lawmakers resist eliminating services without clear gains and stressing efficiency and demand for value from Vermonters.
McLendon, an outsider with radio stations in Texas major cities, camps on a national theme to link Sen. Yarborough with big spending and Estes. A powerful media blitz aims to boost a conservative challenger while Johnson weighs the political balance in Texas and nationally.
Joseph Kennedy of Bennington urges action on Vermont poverty, arguing the state lags in roads schools and wages, and calling for new industry and higher wages to curb youth migration. He defends Hoff on poverty relief and warns against prideful opposition to federal aid and economic growth.
Local fish hatchery staff prepare 20 000 brook brown and rainbow trout for release across Bennington Windham Rutland Windsor streams. Stocking starts week of April 12 to ready waters for season opening April 25 with a later 6 000 brown trout addition at Harriman Reservoir.
The Times in Britain reports a commemorative acre at Runnymede will memorialize John F Kennedy with a simple stone square and scholarships to Harvard MIT and Radcliffe. It recalls Magna Carta history and Kennedy’s advocacy for liberty and representative government as a global tribute amid ties between Britain and the United States.
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