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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The piece argues auto makers long prioritized style and power over safety, citing 50,000 annual deaths and $8.3 billion in property damage. It urges minimum federal safety standards, government regulation, and improved road, driver education, and enforcement to reduce injuries when crashes occur.
Editor notes debate the presidents absence from the major league opener in Washington and the political value of baseball. Local items celebrate a white Easter, spring scenery, new Mt Anthony golf pro Luke Welch, old-time antics of John Cufari and DeVito, a planned Manchester liquor store, and the Mt Anthony Jaycees boosting community effort in Bennington.
In a perspective on Cuba and Mexico, Antonio Carrillo Flores argues the Mexican Revolution built a robust middle class while Castro’s revolution destroyed it. He contrasts national development paths and warns Leninist or Maoist regimes suppress creativity, making Castro’s Cuba unlikely to mirror Mexico. The interview highlights Mexico’s non intervention and cautions against direct confrontation with powers.
The Vermont Youth Opportunity Center in Burlington reports 872 tests 2181 counseling interviews and 1581 job placements in its first year, but the piece argues that measuring public service by such counts risks steering staff toward easy cases and away from hard ones, urging a different measure of accomplishment focused on helping youth rather than sales.
A Vermonter muses on state pride and the idea of fighting city hall. He contrasts Vermont’s green landscapes and populace intelligence with California, Texas, Alaska, and New Jersey, arguing Vermonters’ engagement in government reflects higher self-reliance and participation, ending with a playful note on defending local governance.
William Pfeiffer heads Rockefeller campaign planning with a strong advisory group including Lt. Gov. Malcolm Wilson and State Chairman Carl Spad. Rockefeller aims to lock up the nomination with broad county loyalty while strategists brief on rural and urban blocs. A broader incidentals paragraph notes global sex scandal forecasts and a satirical quip about a cleric billed as Sacred Agent 007.
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