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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The administration’s foreign aid request faces unprecedented congressional flak. Critics from both extremes question military provisions and demand stronger economic and technical aid. Supporters admit flaws but defend the program’s necessity amid global hunger and anti-American sentiment.
An opinion condemns Congress for slashings to foreign aid, arguing the 3.1 billion dollar appropriation is modest as a share of GNP and that proposed 23 percent cuts would cripple Alliance for Progress and technical assistance. The piece links aid curbs to Vietnam frustrations but warns of harm to U S international standing.
The Bennington sisters and the Taxpayers Protective Association clash over property assessments. A neutral study committee is urged to examine listing procedures, provide key evidence, and issue recommendations to improve fairness. Public hearings by a neutral panel are proposed to separate facts from emotion.
The note envisions the Bennington Protective Taxpayers Association staging a humorous Beating era themed entry for the Sunday parade. It recalls Revolutionary War taxes and imagines participants in burlap costumes bearing taxpayer signs. Also mentions Vermont vehicle registrations up 5,000 from last year and a Putnam Square crowd on Friday.
A reader reflects on a Bennington Friday vigil against U S Vietnam policy, praising peaceful dissent while defending the right to oppose war. The letter distinguishes dissent from attacking veterans or democracy, arguing policy debate over armed conflict.
Letter to the editor discusses Vermont billboard regulation, politics, and public protest. It references the Vermont Supreme Court upholding local Sign Control Ordinances, Gov. Hoff, Elbert Moulton, and debates over advertising law and patriotic dissent. The writer advocates respectful disagreement and cautions against harassment while noting war policy opinions in Vietnam. The piece links local governance, free speech, and civic duty.
Letters from Charlotte A Foucher of Bennington and Paul Williams of Coulter St urge women to break silence and claim rights. They cite Carr ie Nation Joan of Arc Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton as examples of stepping out of line. They argue equal rights and responsibilities under the constitution require action and courage today.
Anthony Lewis argues that American blacks should not tie their fight to Castro’s Latin American guerrilla aims. He criticizes Stokely Carmichael for linking U.S. black unrest to foreign revolutions, urging blacks to seek pride in black identity and American citizenship. The piece distinguishes internal civil rights goals from international revolutionary movements.
Robert V. Jones of Arlington laments riots and welfare costs, arguing for responsible behavior by African Americans and blaming northern politics, segregation, and perceived miseducation. He cites postwar relief, ghetto formation, and calls for stricter government action and fatherhood duties.
Elizabeth Dwyer argues the nation must confront poverty and moral disintegration behind urban riots. She questions bureaucratic commissions and urges understanding of poverty’s human impact, citing an Midwest editorial that imagines poverty’s daily grind to critique slum neglect and inequality.
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