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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. Address listed as 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The piece notes warnings from Martin Luther King and Mayor John Lindsay about possible race riots, highlighting Senate hearings, Labor data on minority participation in unions, and calls for stronger action on poverty, housing, and education to avert unrest. It contrasts political campaigns and Vermont local issues with civic reform efforts.
In a debate echoing John Adams, Congress trims humanities funding from 5 million to 3 million as war costs rise. Advocates cite international peers like Canada France and Britain, arguing that arts and letters deserve durable support despite a broader science emphasis and federal distrust of cultural programs.
A Rutland columnist reviews Vermont's Year Twelve Verses by Samuel Robinson Ogden and Morning Hair by Andrea Dworken. Ogden’s collection blends seasonal nature with somber reflections and a Clare preface, while Dworken’s self printed work uses color shifts and varied typography to enact a stark personal voice.
Readers debate the ecumenical center proposal in The Banner. Charlotte A. Foucher argues for Catholic teachers and nuns as exemplars, while Mrs. Arthur Simmons urges knowledge and tolerance, and William C. Hassenpflug discusses religious instruction in schools amid separation of church and state tensions. David Jareckie credits others for the living history course. Fort Smith Times Record notes a divorce testimony about alimony.
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