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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Vermont opinion lauds Senate defeat of Dirksen proposal to amend the Constitution and overturn the Supreme Court one man one vote ruling. The piece argues the failure preserves equal representation and could curb federal centralization by energizing state legislatures. It notes Aiken and Prouty supported the amendment.
The editor weighs competing measures of deer road-kill in Vermont and notes concern over how herd size is discussed. Also praised are Bennington Fire Department officers for parade appearance and traffic control, with hopeful talk of former state senator Robert Wilson joining the Legislative Council.
The American Assembly of Columbia University urges citizens to form committees on the courts in all states and communities. Recommendations aim to raise judge merit, raise salaries, add judges with population growth, fund probation and parole, reform bail, remove addicts from normal channels, and handle minor offenses without court appearances. Public backing could curb delays and case backlogs.
In Santiago Chile a State Department view says the Dominican crisis did not alter U S standing in Latin America yet observer remarks reveal unease among officials and public alike The Marines landing is seen as naked power and the Inter American Ministers Conference was postponed amid debates on a permanent inter American peace force and Washington's influence in the hemisphere.
Washington reports a new ear bending technique poverty dropping supplants name and place dropping on the Washington social scene. A magazine article notes the trend while Vermont forms a five member scholarship board to manage eighty five thousand dollars in annual scholarships and ten thousand dollars in incentive grants, plus the HELP loan program for higher education.
The record reports lawmakers arguing over a new Vermont Student Assistance Board driven scholarship plan set to distribute $3,000 per senator for college or nursing training. Critics say aid should aid financially needy students with average grades, while supporters tout incentives to prevent dropouts, noting colleges on the eligible list including Norwich and Middlebury and the board's efforts to insulate selection from politics. A mix of infighting and compromise produced a workable program with broad institutional eligibility.
A Vermont writer reflects on craft guilds and their apprenticeships in medieval cities like Florence and Venice, then links to the rise of mass production. He notes labor’s value, Adam Smith’s ideas, and how modern industry seeks to offset monotony with profit sharing and breaks.
The author reflects on historical cycles and rising apprentice programs with 170174 participants in the past year and 29961 dropouts. They question whether modern restlessness, federal programs, and unemployment drive unskilled workers toward employment, while praising the craftsman’s satisfaction and potential revival of Arts and Crafts in America.
Kenneth Baker posts thanks to convention committees GBA area merchants Bennington Banner WBTN and all others who helped make the American Legion convention a success in Bennington Post 13.
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