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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
Tomorrow’s referendum asks Bennington residents to merge four municipal governments into one town. Supporters say unified government would expand services to more residents at lower costs, driven by rapid growth and overlapping departments across villages and rural areas.
Arlington landscape architect Stuart Ortloff urged the Arlington Garden Club to survey civic beautification ideas and preserve open spaces as Bennington’s four communities consider regional water needs and a town manager form of government. He warned that separate town governments hinder growth while unification could attract industry and improve services. A car demolished the Old Bennington marker, replacing it with a flat stone to deter crossings at the Village green.
In Arlington letters, Sue Mears argues hunters are careful, ethical, and not to blame for military drafts, defending deer hunting and wildlife care while opposing sending hunters’ sons to Viet Nam. A second letter from Readstown criticizes Vermont gateway litter, urging action to curb debris and beautify towns. A third letter by Rep Kenalene J. Collins urges Pittsford support for youthful offender rehabilitation at the sanatorium site, tying it to Vermont’s labor needs and long term benefits.
Capitol Jottings details a seven member Burlington family once aided by Welfare and Rehabilitation counselors. Despite progress, eviction for a parking lot left them homeless. With no cheap apartments due to urban renewal and prosperity, the family now risks foster care as their cohesion dissolves.
In Albany and among upstate leaders, Senator Jacob Javits is seen as having waited too long to challenge Governor Nelson Rockefeller for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Rockefeller’s organization spreads statewide as Javits remains noncommittal, with most county chairs now backing Rockefeller for a third term.
A humorous column on Little Monster the cat who bathes in water chases flies and hunts shrews and chipmunks. The narrator recounts his feline’s odd habits deactivation surgery and playful antics including a clumsy bite to the narrator’s nose during a fly capture.
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