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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1965
Page
4
An archival record notes the Bennington Banner published daily except Sundays and holidays. It is produced by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont, with a date line of Monday, April 5, 1985.
Editorial warns that Montpelier shows increasing secrecy in government. Senate tightens rules to allow secret ballot on executive appointments by the governor while the House agrees to secret voting on reapportionment size. Authors urge legislators to inform constituents of their votes even if not recorded.
The piece condemns secrecy in state government after lawmakers press reports on Senate actions. It cites Bennington County Senator Angney, urges press access to committee actions, and argues candor is essential. It also discusses national economic progress under Johnson, unemployment improvements, and the push to extend job creation.
Editor notes explain how educators describe this decade as a knowledge explosion aided by a new teaching approach. Bennington schools showcase experimental projects making the system one of the most exciting in the state and lawmakers debate two reform bills. A quirky suggestion to count junked cars is dismissed as impractical.
Perspective on the Montgomery murder and the civil rights clash describes a potential second stage of conflict. It argues white moderates must challenge Wallace‑style leaders and Black moderates must resist extremists. It notes southern industry and unions pressuring white supremacy amid economic costs of civil rights battles.
Letters praise and critique The Banner editorial choices and a write in about poverty programs. Readers reference John Chamberlain, Dr. King, and policy measures, urging careful, practical response to national issues and local education challenges.
New York enters the 1965 66 fiscal year without a budget as Republicans and Democrats clash over Rockefeller's 2 percent sales use tax and state aid to New York City. Democrats control both houses, while upstate lawmakers resist city favored measures, fearing constituent backlash and political costs ahead of elections.
The article says Brezhnev and Kosygin confront a critical agricultural crisis in the USSR. It notes Khrushchev’s corn push harmed Ukraine and Kazakstan, reports the reappointment of Matskevich as agriculture minister, and warns Ukraine’s faction may clash with Muscovite interests. It highlights grain shortages, livestock fodder gaps, and a peasant incentive slowdown with a possible August turning point.
A comic exchange reveals how a star salesman spends $17 daily on meals by skipping breakfast, prompting the office manager to exclaim disbelief. The light item mirrors small-town newsroom humor from Anderson Independent in South Carolina.
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