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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
As South Vietnam prepares for a presidential vote, observers doubt civilian pledges for peace reflect a democratic process. The military junta led by Thieu and Ky dominates, censoring dissent, funding campaigns, and mobilizing the army. A military affairs committee signals control regardless of outcome. Senator Brooke condemns the move as reprehensible.
The column reflects on clean sidewalks near Main Street trash cans, YMCA Camp Y Woods activities, and local picnics. It notes youth programs, adult injuries from summer games, water system work, Rotary Club softball rumors, and a nod to local politics and civic life.
In a town north of Chicago, volunteers mobilize to honor Philippa Schuyler who died aiding homeless children in Vietnam. A memorial foundation forms and, via the Sales Analysis Institute and Americans Building Constitutionally, raises about $30,000 from 45 foundations to support charitable work aligning with a voluntary American tradition.
The New York Constitutional Convention moves toward closure with a Rules Committee of 33, 20 Democrats and 13 Republicans, and delegates awaiting a Sept. 26 deadline. Leaders predict major revisions will come from the Rules Committee, while some delegates fear little progress.
Billy Sunderland, a former pupil and protest figure, recounts his life from school disruptions to Army service in Vietnam. The piece argues for time for public health warnings about smoking, critiques TV cigarette advertising, and notes Vermont fallout shelter planning as a unrelated civic concern. The writer reflects on public health messaging and media influence.
A Vermont reader describes a census survey assessing home fallout shelters. The project aims to classify shelter quality while keeping individual data confidential. The writer notes war anxieties fade as shelter reliability replaces concern over Southeast Asia. A light personal reflection closes with a quip about paternal lessons.
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