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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Bennington faces recreation facility gaps as the Little League loses fields to a new high school and the YMCA plans a larger building. The 70 acre Town Farm, publicly owned and eyed by the Allen Organization for a planned public park, could host varied activities and preserve green space amid growth. A formal master plan is urged for orderly land use and to serve multiple groups including a planetarium project and Little League.
Editor notes that Bennington is preliminarily eligible for a HUD grant for the water system expansion. The board must file a detailed application and await federal review to see if funding is awarded. The regional source plan via Woodford fits HUD regional needs. Dominick Yarnal elected Elks exalted ruler. he faces busy duties this year.
A comparative look at Harold Wilson and Lyndon Johnson shows both leaders face fragile mandates and rising opposition. The piece notes Wilson’s indecisive victory and Johnson’s divided Democrats over Vietnam, with cross-party coalitions shaping policy and the risk of eroding reforms.
A humorous column muses on the idea of meeting a UFO crew over North Bennington. The writer imagines how to explain Earth civilization to aliens, mocking our focus on money, sport salaries, overeducation, and global disparities as they ponder why progress coexists with conflict.
Readers clash over deer populations and starvation in Vermont with critics condemning helicopter feeding while defending hunting and livestock slaughter. A reply attacks animal rights arguments and urges wiser management amid broader political and social commentary.
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