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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper issued by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont except Sundays and holidays. It serves Bennington County with local news, opinions, and community notices.
Vermont Republicans who backed Sen. Winston L. Prouty for governor were surprised when he announced he would not run and endorsed Lyman S. Rowell. The move spurred doubt about Rowell’s prospects but ignited a hard fought anticipated primary among GOP hopefuls as other candidates pivot to support Prouty’s chosen ally and boost name recognition ahead of summer campaigning.
Reagan tours the San Francisco Bay area pitching a conservative platform. He pledges compassionate governance, opposes centralized power, and criticizes smog and crime while denying politics as usual. His rival George Christopher trails, Pat Brown looms as likely Democratic challenger.
Bennington selectmen deny Lloyd Bevins junkyard license amid questions over present surroundings. Critics argue future land development and residential expansion near Ore Bed Road clash with a junkyard. Town attorney cites current law focusing on present conditions, urging zoning to govern land use for future development.
Hubert Humphrey's old allies view him as loyal to the President and unable to oppose foreign policy. He serves as a unwavering war cheerleader, unable to show restraint. His nature makes it inevitable he will overpromise and defend the Viet Nam escalation beyond prudent limits.
Letters discuss Unification Study Committee work on a new town charter and urge informed voting on April 26. The Bennington League of Women Voters thanks lawmakers, lists information meetings for residents, and stresses avoiding ignorance. A reader from Lenox requests 1966 1967 ceremony plans and Lenox bicentennial float details, noting family graves in Old Bennington.
A Yale campus feature details the so called Free Preach Movement at Davenport and Pier son colleges where four upperclassmen and a freshman organize daily prayer meetings to proselytize. They clash with the Yale Religious Ministry over a protest against a restrictive compact, while groups like the Yale Christian Union and Campus Crusade support them. the piece notes Buckley’s financial trouble and claims God has triumphed over Mammon at Yale.
Mexico and U.S. labor policy clash as Willard Wirtz bans braceros from American farms. The piece notes California and Arizona growers face shortages, automation rises, and Mexican firms expand canning plants south of the border. It recalls wartime cooperation in 1942 and warns future shortages when demand returns.
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