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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Vermont lawmakers hear opposition to a state operated lottery as a revenue fix. Critics, including Rep. James W. Lounsbury, argue gambling shifts tax burdens and invites social ills, while advocating tax reform and development instead. Gov. Hoff and Rep. MacBride face scrutiny over earmarking funds and policy direction.
Washington notes a key lesson from Cuba: the US cannot impose a government of exiles on Cuba. Exile leaders warn against outside control, urging revolt from within with outside support, while cautioning that exile-backed rule could mirror past failed regimes and provoke new entanglements.
The first day of Vermont trout season opens at 12 01 a m on April 27 1963 drawing a large turnout despite weather. Reports note stocked brook trout near the hatchery and warn anglers to honestly report catches on required forms under Section 4140 with a $10 penalty for noncompliance. The column also covers Half Moon Pond fish kill observations and upcoming Bennington Red and Gun Club meetings plus practical season tips.
Pownal plans a parimutuel track opening May 24 with racing for 98 days. Town valuations and tax implications loom, with officials estimating a $800 000 track tax windfall and policing costs, while nearby towns prepare traffic diversions.
A Brattleboro reformer warns Vermont's upstate future looks bleak with the Pownal track opening May 24 and legalized parimutuel betting. He cites Massachusetts corruption and costs, while noting mixed local impact from race season profits in stores and restaurants and hospital fundraising gains. The piece ends with regional reflections on sin and wages thereof.
A labor leader confides marital woes to an old associate who, after listening, tells him he must side with the wife. The leader reacts in shock, exclaiming he never expected the associate to side with management.
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