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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Editorial summarizes Gov. Hoff's remarks on the Viet Nam war at the American Legion, arguing the Johnson administration seeks a middle path between withdrawal and full scale war. It notes the risk of a long, costly conflict and the need for patience, sacrifice, and resolve to press toward peace without aggression.
Editor notes a fatal crash on Bennington College Road highlights dangerous conditions on the private 35 mph thoroughfare. Authors urge traffic diversion at night and possible gate closures to protect the community. The piece also previews Rep. Gerald Ford’s October Burlington speech and honors long-time Banner staffer Alice Harwood on retirement.
Drjay Miller president Ford Motor Co speaks at Whitman College. He argues committees enable discussion but final decisions rest with executives. He warns against conformity and stresses strong, creative employees in a rapidly changing tech and competitive landscape.
A confidential list circulated to American embassies shows Latin American nations mostly contributing zero to the Viet Nam war effort. The piece cites geography, political turmoil, and fear of communism as key factors, with Chile as a rare exception. It warns that a US full-scale war would undermine Alliance For Progress and empower subversion.
Washington column surveys reveal Redbook findings that 9 of 11 husbands might cheat for a movie star and Louis Harris shows wives often rate husbands higher on remembering anniversaries and chores. The piece mocks public opinion polls on marriage and lists satirical poll questions.
Cambridge native Edwin Hawley rose from a farm boy with a knack for buying and selling to a dominant railroad financier. He worked with Collis P. Huntington, became Assistant Traffic Manager for Southern Pacific, then Eastern general agent, courting Wall Street capital. A gambler named John W. Gates once cleared $35,000 in six days after a high stakes card game.
A long spirited defense of misses Helen Clay Frick suing Dr Sylvester Stevens in Carlisle Pa for libel alleging her father Henry Clay Frick’s autocratic role in late 19th century steel power. The column lampoons historians and imagines a wave of lawsuits against biographers and the Gilded Age elite. It cites Vanderbilt Rockefeller Huntington and others as targets and jokes at legal actions against chroniclers.
Hutsonville Illinois Herald reports a local story where a boy acts on conscience and tells his mother before his sister, reflecting family dynamics and community values in a brief moody notice.
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