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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Bennington should act quickly to support Allen Organization as it completes the plan for a 70 acre public park on Town Farm land with Mt Anthony and Battle Monument views. The plan offers varied facilities and can be built gradually while the town designs final layouts and seeks broad community backing and funding.
The editor doubts the Wednesday Banner UFO image, noting police pursuit and a photo that resembles a virus under a microscope. Gov Hoff, a likely re election candidate, plans weekend engagements in Bennington County, including a Democratic fundraising event and sharing the Reviewing stand with VIPs at Manchester Loyalty Day parade.
The government grant to Bennington Village public and parochial schools under the Elementary Secondary Education Act funds a remedial services program and a smaller grant buys library books. Local schools thank Uncle Sam for the support while the article notes Japanese prowess in production and sport.
The editorial argues agriculture has faced a semi emergency with surpluses and farm family exodus. Direct payments from Washington now equal about a quarter of net farming income, a situation to ease as food needs grow. Production will rise gradually with idle acres returning to crops like rice and spring wheat, signaling a hopeful turn.
A Shaftsbury resident argues for an Eastern Linde route to spare Maple Hill from highway disruption. He cites peace, home life, and local tax impacts, noting decades of rural improvement and urging consideration of humane, community-focused factors alongside costs. The letter supports broader access to city conveniences while protecting rural vitality.
Analysis of President Johnson's handling of Vietnam policy since 1963. The piece traces Kennedy era decisions, advisers like Bundy and Rostow, and the shift to a hard line. It notes optimistic reports from Nolting and Harkins, Lodge’s Saigon role, and calls for an agonizing reappraisal amid rising troop levels, with a June 1965 decision to escalate.
In a Bennington letter REP David J Allen argues against a U.S. 7 reroute through the village citing traffic conflicts, loss of scenic beauty, and destruction of a public swimming area and golf course. He urges broader planning considerations and warns of costs nearing a quarter million dollars for compensations and facilities.
The piece condemns Washington’s architectural ugliness from Periclean times to the Rayburn House Office Building. It blasts the seven year, $100 million project as a national disaster, oversized and misproportioned with 7 million pounds of marble. It criticizes designs, planners, and oversight, praising only limited improvements like the Archives and National Gallery.
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