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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The Bennington County four lane highway planned to run the length of the county by 1972 should be designated limited access. The plan would restrict commercial development, require interchanges for entry, and protect roadside businesses while improving safety and preserving scenery. Legislative action before the next elected session is urged.
Editor notes that regional planners and town selectmen back different routes for a Bennington bypass. Planners favor a route through eastern Bennington Village near U S 7 Willow Road, while selectmen push east to spare homes and businesses and avoid existing recreation facilities. The piece urges reconciliation and mentions village trustees need clarity. Also highlights Sabor Day preparations, Elks plans, and early spring sports amid poor weather. One twin foal died in Shaftsbury, a rare birth event noted with photo.
Washington lawmakers react to disclosures of Sen. Thomas J. Dodd tapping lobbyists and fund raisers for at least 100000 dollars. The President proposes closing loopholes in campaign finance and tax incentives to encourage small contributions. Republicans push a tax bill amendment to bar corporate political ad deductions, aiming to limit big-money influence and improve the integrity of elections. The piece notes ongoing fundraising shifts and critiques of the existing law as a “farce.”
April 30 marks the season opener with heavy traffic toward streams like Furnace Brook and the Walloomsac. Area waters including Red Mill Pond and Jewett Brook see anglers eager for early catches while experts advise proper tackle and new readers urged to visit local tackle shops. A Monday Bennington Rod and Gun meeting at 8 p.m. welcomes all interested in fish and game, with a reading list recommendation of No Room for Bears by Frank Dufresne.
George H. Spargo of Old Bennington commends the Town Farm development proposed for public recreation, praising its potential for family fun and noting the need for multiple parks. He urges limiting the planetarium size to five acres and cautions the State Highway Department against bypass plans.
Vermonters react to eggs hurled at peace demonstrators at UVM and UNH as William Blachly reflects on American free speech and assembly. He highlights Quaker advocacy for individual worth, nonviolence, and moral critique of war, noting the enduring tension between patriotism and protest in U.S. history.
An explorer returned from Africa described meeting a tribe of women without tongues to an audience of women. When asked how they talked, he explained they could not, which he framed as part of the humor. The joke underscores a cheeky dismissiveness in a bachelor definition from a Wall Street Journal column.
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