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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
A Vermont Republican issue uses heated rhetoric to attack Democratic Governor Hoff and the year long study program, while praising bipartisan cooperation and urging GOP leadership for the 1964 campaign. The piece argues Republicans still dominate state politics and warns against denigrating forward thinking.
Circulation in the political capital centers on Nixon’s possible return and a Nixon Goldwater ticket. Rockefeller fights to block Goldwater and unite the party, while Arkansas power broker Winthrop Rockefeller weighs a gubernatorial bid amid shifting Southern sentiment.
The article surveys late season trout fishing noting low water and warm temps slow angling while promoting the Weedless Twin Buck lure from Weber Tackle Co. It also covers federal excise tax funds for wildlife projects, local trapshooting results, a beaver pond trout report, insect repellent efficiency, and the creation of the Greater North Adams Chamber of Commerce led by Francis Hayden, Donald Thurston, and Arthur Keltz with a planned member vote.
The article outlines plans for a expanded Greater Berkshire Chamber of Commerce to unite North Berkshire communities and coordinate with local groups on transportation, recreation, urban renewal, and economic initiatives. It cites leaders like Martin J. Mullen and notes efforts to study road use, relocate Route 8, promote Mt Greylock development, and merge small organizations into a single service body.
Windham County voters in Townshend Jamaica Brookline Newfane and Wardsboro will vote Aug 20 on converting Leland and Gray Seminary into a public union school. The plan aims to reduce transportation costs and give local control, contrasting with Burr and Burton and highlighting regional education consolidation debates.
Praise pours in for the Arlington Fire Company after a barn fire at Millard Vaughn in West Arlington on July 24. Volunteers quickly battled burning hay, saved the barn, two silos, and a milk house, with mutual aid from neighboring towns and support from families and villagers.
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