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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 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.
The Vermont House endorsed a 210 member reapportioned chamber, signaling conservative leadership over moderates led by Speaker Franklin S. Billings Jr. The vote exposed tension with the so called Young Turks and highlighted small town resistance to the one man one vote shift, while underscoring slow national change toward broader representation.
In Bennington area editorials, C Henry Hansen reports Hancock Lake water 31 inches below normal signaling a dry summer. The column highlights active seniors, Meals on Wheels need, BCHS Scholarama biology scenes, a Vermont Bank promotion, and farming upheaval prompting calls for broader aid.
A Letter to the Editor argues that the US administration keeps war aims uncertain, whether to pressure Hanoi or pursue a peace via undefined preconditions. It critiques Senator Cooper and others, questions Bennington highway plans, and urges clarifying cease-fire terms and private diplomacy to shape a broader Southeast Asia settlement.
Washington observes a burlesque style ceremony where 13 women shed superstitions to boost love chances. Organizer Nick Matsoukas leads a vow against fear and superstition, while the writer questions whether superstition truly affects love and notes love has many faces and masks.
In NORTH BENNINGTON Vermont a satire envisions the legislature basing representation on deer numbers to fix reapportionment. It quips about Burlington’s deer surplus, Stratton’s small population, and a deer‑led government, poking fun at politics and gun laws.
A columnist argues that the recent teach-ins at universities including the University of Michigan reveal a troubling pattern. He questions organizers and participants, cites a film from Vietnam, and criticizes figures like Professor O Edmund Clubb for misjudged arithmetic and strategic views.
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