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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont except Sundays and holidays.
National Education Association data reprinted in Vermont School Directors Association show Vermont with 105000 school age children and 88000 public school students ranking 49th. Vermont spends 90.55 per capita on schools, 475 per pupil, salaries around 5400 for elementary and 6028 for secondary teachers, with notable gaps to national averages. The report notes high rankings in teacher salaries growth and classroom efficiency, but warns missing state Department of Education expenditures and concerns about local vs state pay. It also highlights literacy at 1.1 percent illiterate, and Vermont’s per capita income and federal aid positions.
A Vermont observer notes Pan American’s giant jets hint at a future where small airports like Bennington gain regular service. The piece predicts more midwest and southern skiers arriving by air, boosting tourism and accessibility, while noting uncertainty about exact aircraft types and airport needs. The tone compares air age advances to the previous highway impact.
Editor notes land takings for the proposed Bennington bypass will reduce the Grand List with tax losses. Officials warn the eastern Village route may destroy two new neighborhoods and multiple homes and businesses, while state reimbursement for losses may apply for years. A hearing is planned to detail highway department plans. The piece lauds the 1 000 Plus Committee for unification pledges and questions a Banner photo’s lettering.
Burton M. Ball of Mendow argues Vermont should embrace nuclear power, citing Hydro Quebec plans and potential cost benefits, while warning against subsidizing Canada’s program. He cites Nucleonics and Flour Corp studies, urging local focus on domestic plants and cheaper pumping power.
A satirical column mocks anti drunk driving measures and imagines an ejectible drunk device. It cites Rep. Richard McCarthy and a safety car prototype, then pivots to humorous anecdotes about a Puerto Rico casino win and a teen curfew joke from Cappers Weekly.
The United Nations for the first time invokes Chapter VII at Britain’s request over Rhodesia. The piece weighs whether U.N. involvement aids or complicates a British Commonwealth dispute, warning against treating the U.N. as world government while urging careful limits on use in colonial crises. It notes the danger of white supremacy fueling uprisings and the prospect of a broader race conflict in Africa. It questions if British measures within the Commonwealth could suffice without U.N. intervention.
A reader recounts subscribing to Listen magazine, then transferring to The American Record Guide. The March feature celebrates Carl Ruggles and his Sun Treader recording, honors Bowdoin College’s 90th birthday tribute, and reflects on Ruggles’s rare performances, orchestration by Paris’s Orchestre Symphonique, and Cohn’s appraisal of his robust romantic music.
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