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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. It serves readers with local news and notices from Bennington and surrounding areas.
The piece links Komarov’s death to the hazardous nature of space exploration and the US Soviet space race. It argues for reexamining space programs, reducing deadlines, and pursuing noncompetitive cooperation while discussing religious education and an ecumenical center proposal in Bennington for expanded religious instruction and historical context.
Analysis portrays Konrad Adenauer as Rhineland oriented and European in scope, restoring West Germany after Hitler and reconciling with Gaullist France, but lacking a vision for Eastern Europe and a broader European reunification beyond the Elbe. His rollback policy failed, leaving him honored for rehabilitation yet not a prophet for Germany or Europe’s future.
A reader reviews William Manchester's Death of a President, noting its advocacy, bias, and human detail. The piece highlights Manchester's portrayal of Kennedy, Johnson, Oswald, and Dallas, while acknowledging the book's blend of humor and tragedy and its unfinished historical perspective.
Editor notes warn that Greece's right wing military regime marks a troubling shift toward conformity. In Vermont, Bennington County planners move quickly to form a countywide commission and survey residents on priority issues following Manchester's planning vote.
A Vermont billboard law has begun removing clutter along roadsides. Thirteen signs were removed last week for lack of out-of-state licensing or bonds and for visibility from interstates. The rule allows immediate action on noncompliant signs, but commerce zones still enable new advertising within 1000 feet of year round businesses, with calls to raise the threshold to five.
A reader letter to the Union High School board argues ecumenism in class time challenges church-state separation, naming Faith Bible Baptist Church of Woodford as opposed and urging adherence to constitutional ideals. The note recalls Vermont’s constitutional protection for religious societies and laments local clergy disputes during BCHS closure, hoping for renewed cooperation when BCHS resumes. August Heckscher comments on sculpture needing space.
Boston Globe reports on the National Federation of Republican Women convention in Washington May 5-6. Two presidential contenders emerge, Gladys O'Donnell and Phyllis Schlafly, amid intraparty tensions. Goldwater letter divisions, Ray Bliss’s rulings, and Maureen Reagan Sills’ campaigning shape the contest, with a call for unity after the 1968 ticket is set.
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