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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp located at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial urges action to free municipal water from the 1912 deed of gift restrictions. The Water and Sewer Commission calls for legal relief to expand service beyond the village, noting Putnam's aim for low rates and prudent limits that now hinder rural-area demand and system growth.
The piece argues the 1920 deed of gift constrains the water department as Bennington grows. It envisions expanding supply to outlying areas, unifying with North Bennington, and creating a townwide water department. Legal relief would target rate changes, borrowing power, and administrative rigidity, likely with voter involvement.
California delegates, led by Henry Salvatori and Holmes Tuttle, back Ronald Reagan as the wave of the future for the GOP. F. Clifton White directs the campaign against Nixon pros, while Maxwell Rafferty surges for Senate. Wetted by past moderates like Kuchel, California politics split toward a rightward shift testing the two party system.
A five week East Africa journey with Fred and Barbara Beecher and 30 nature watchers reveals harmony in ecosystems from Uganda to Kenya and Tanzania. Altitudinal shifts, vegetation changes, diverse birds and mammals, and Maasai herdsmen across Kilimanjaro and Mt Kenya showcase Africa as a reservoir of life.
Bennington selectmen vow a vigorous campaign to press the Highway Department for emergency steps to curb hazards on North Bennington Road and the Flats of U.S.7 and Vt. 67A. They aim to show the road has become a city street needing traffic controls as downtown areas have. The plan stresses the high accident rate, the danger to schoolchildren, and the stalled Bennington bypass. Village trustees, by contrast, oppose changes at the Valentine and Main intersection, blaming drivers and lights while suggesting only a stop sign or editor traffic directing. They acknowledge the hazard and propose shifting the signal or removing lights if needed.
The Burlington Free Press reports Congress approved tax surcharge limits on filling vacancies, prompting the Post Office Department to threaten mail service curtailment. Proposals for reform include a private or non profit public corporation to run postal service, with a call for a popular reform movement this weekend.
Dorothy Halvorsen of Bennington argues that town censorship and Harte Theatre screenings of adult labeled films attract children to inappropriate previews. She questions freedom of choice when youths attend matinees and urges producers to pursue higher decency in entertainment.
Gladys Stein of Arlington writes to express appreciation for Herbert W. Congdon's The Covered Bridge. She says the paperback edition illuminates Vermont pioneers and their frugal bridge techniques, inspiring a push for school and home libraries.
Senator Byrd demands explanation from State Department for restoring Stokely Carmichael's passport after he toured Communist countries and attacked the United States. The Justice Department reportedly probes possible charges, while Carmichael expands Black United Front activity and push for police control in Washington.
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