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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper issued by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont, with print runs excluding Sundays and holidays.
Before the April 26 vote Bennington voters are urged to discard silly fears about unification and focus on potential gains. The piece argues unification will not deprive water or zoning control, but will make local government more efficient and expand regional services at lower costs. It frames unification as a state of mind and a method to improve schools and fragmented governments.
A Vermont political drift dominates news as Prouty declines a governor bid and Rowell bows out amid a bland School Directors Association meeting. A reader’s Viet Nam history letter argues for a hard soft policy, tracing Ho Chi Minh, Bao Dai, Diem, and the Viet Cong origins and U.S. actions from 1945 to 1956.
In a letter to The Banner George H Plumb argues that highway plans favor cheaper east side routes and higher land values over the livelihoods and homes of modest residents facing displacement. He warns the affected families lack public support and fear inadequate compensation and relocation options amid rising costs.
NORTH BENNINGTON residents recall Welling Field history as a community baseball venue. Vice President Humphrey’s 1966 first ball didn’t clear the box railing, and today the three area high schools share the field while Mt Anthony High School’s upgrades proceed. The field, once cow pastured and perilous, is now bleachers and hillside seating overlooking Lake Paran and the Vermont mountains.
Editor notes indicate H T Cushman Co plans a major expansion and adds staff, signaling a healthy local industry. Bennington sees steady industrial growth with a favorable outlook for a stronger, diversified economy. Pownal observes National Library Week with the dedication of the Solomon Wright Library funded by donors and government. Open house at BendI showcases student art. North Bennington unification talks spark debate over potential merger and urban growth concerns.
In South Viet Nam the Buddhist opposition grows beyond a reshuffle toward a civilian government before elections, signaling a potential revolution. The piece notes inflation, corruption, war cruelties, and foreign military presence fueling dissent, and weighs contingencies from military crackdown to cease-fire talks and troop withdrawal negotiations.
A boy bursts into the drug store shouting that his father hangs by a pants leg from a barbed wire fence. The druggist offers aid, but the boy asks only for another roll of film for his camera, per an International Teamster account.
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