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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The editorial notes Sen J William Fulbright’s plan to channel more U S aid through international agencies. It argues unilateral aid is insufficient and militarily heavy, while multilateral finance could better meet Asia Africa and Latin America needs.
Sen. Fulbright argues multilateralizing aid would curb Viet Nam problems and empower existing supervising agencies to expand aid efforts. He notes Western nations could join, easing fears U.S. control. Despite congressional resistance to foreign policy funds, supporters say internationalizing aid is the future and overdue.
Editor notes compare grass fires to mud and maple syrup in Vermont. Fire risk rises as drought dries woods. Bennington Town Fire Warden Norman Turgeon urges extreme care with outdoor burning and warns permits are needed now that snow is gone. Also mentions draft fitness concerns, local gym exhibition, and Bromley Mountain ski season ending after a 114 day run.
The Vermonter described in lighthearted jokes lived a long life and is now deceased. Modern Vermonters travel by bus and car on interstates and by jet planes to distant places. He enjoyed frozen foods, attended cultural events, read newspapers, and stayed connected via long distance calls and television.
A Los Angeles Times analysis of Watts after the 1965 rebellion notes few visible scars, cites a $450,000 Ford Foundation grant for job training via an Opportunities Industrialization Center, and outlines limited job prospects. Gov Brown’s proposed $250 million 50,000 jobs plan stalled by cost, while officials fault the poverty program. Opal Jones’s removal as neighborhood program head underscores disputes over empowerment versus political control, with Mayor Yorty blamed by the Black community. The piece discusses ghetto walls, regional tensions, and ongoing risks despite a two lives lost toll and limited property damage.
A travel reminiscence praising Annapolis Maryland as a colonial era capitol with waterfront views, the Naval Academy, St. John’s College, and crab cuisine. The writer notes traffic chaos in the legislature, the town’s charm, its geography on Spa Creek, and a liberal Negro presence shaping local life, while contrasting prices and taxes with New England. The piece ends with plans to head to Washington for cherry blossoms and the DAR.
Edmund Fuller chronicles four years on a 264 acre Vermont farm, from move in during snowy 1948 to sell off at a modest loss. The humorous memoir traces disillusionment with rural idylls, farm chores, and family dynamics, ending with a Connecticut move but preserving the value of land stewardship and Fuller’s Vermont history.
U S Senator John Sherman Cooper recalls returning to Somerset after Harvard to hang out his shingle. A friend visited describing a car collision where the other driver was at fault and had insurance, asking Cooper where to find a good lawyer.
Leagues of Women Voters in New Hampshire and Vermont praise the second School of International Relations the Dialogue on China held March 29 in Hanover. They note the program offered expert testimony and public questions without ready-made solutions, stressing informed citizenry and international cooperation. Mrs. Ward Phelps of Vermont and Mrs. Francis King of New Hampshire sign the letter.
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