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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont, operating except on Sundays and holidays.
Under pressure from the Johnson administration and federal court penalties, railroad firemen ended a four day strike that shut eight rail lines and left about 250 000 jobless. It exposed a hostile union stance against progress. The arbitration panel had laid out a path to retire obsolescent firemen with protection, but the strike persisted for days before workers returned. The courts acted rightly both in law and morality against the featherbedding effort.
Editor Viereck earns Edison Foundation award for The Summer I Was Lost and is honored by Bennington teachers. Fundraising checks flow to Richard Torrey of Bennington Rescue Squad from local groups. Mt Anthony Union High School rises. Fuller Construction builds. Fashions swing to older styles, go go clubs attract Bennington adults, signaling rising discotheque interest.
Sen Fulbright, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, questions de-escalation options in Vietnam and warns against civilian losses in any bombing surge toward Hanoi and Haiphong. He urges renewed talks with President Johnson and contrasts his stance with Rusk as the debate over U.S. containment widens.
Charles and I describe a trip to the RPI Field House to see Freddie Trenkler and relive old moments from the Ice Capades. The piece blends nature sights with a singer geese arrival, a robin in snow, and a return to stage life, ending in affectionate nostalgia.
The writer recalls German Easter customs from childhood in Coblenz on the Rhine with dyed hard boiled eggs and garden hunts. He notes fewer outdoor egg hunts today beyond the White House lawn and reflects on Easter as a time to remember the elderly and shut-ins with small gifts and cards.
A Letter to the Banner editor honors Phil Walker former Molly Stark High principal. The tribute recalls his patient guidance and the way he made every staff member feel essential to the school’s operation after the Bennington plane crash that killed four educators.
In Nathaniel Benchley’s satire The Monument, a New England town debates a monument to Bubba Price, an ex Communist figure tied to a Korean War death. The town’s newspaper battles a hostile campaign as tensions rise among locals, leading to a dramatic ballot and unexpected revelations about Price’s life.
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