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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The piece argues wage price guideposts are unworkable amid Viet Nam era inflation. It cites IUE economist Lasser and GE's Virgil Day, noting industry variance and enforcement limits. The author endorses tax increases to curb demand, but fears political resistance before elections.
A contract to General Electric for an $88 million nuclear plant at Vernon on the Connecticut River aims to cut New England power costs to four mills per kilowatt hour by 1970 or 1971. The Vermont Yankee plant, backed by Central Vermont Public Service and Green Mountain Power, will export surplus power and spur broader energy competition alongside plans to import Canadian power via VNEPCO to drive down rates across the region.
The Lifespan of Hall Park McCullough covers Vermont history from early statehood to his death at 94 in Bennington. His lineage links Gov. John G. McCullough and Hiland Hall, a Vermont congressman and governor, with ties to Bennington College and the U.S. Treasury. Details trace Hall’s ancestral and political prominence spanning 19th and early 20th centuries.
A Vermont writer recalls a July trip from Landgrove to Saratoga Springs via scenic Green Mountains roads to hear the Festival of Baroque Music at Skidmore College. He praises the city, notes Grand Union and United States Hotels’ loss, and recommends Wolfe’s Walley’s Restaurant in Greenwich for superb meals and value.
A Vermont traffic letters urge hotels to rally guest letters to the State Highway Department and Gov Hoff, citing Dr Kenneth C Mackay of Union Junior College Cranford New Jersey. He warns against a four lane highway from Pownal to Manchester threatening scenic beauty and natural resources, urging highways upgrades without spoiling Vermont’s mountains and traditions.
Washington dispute pits President LBJ against Congress mainly Republicans over deficit spending and the high cost of living. The piece warns about currency inflation from deficit financing and credits both sides for inflaming the issue while the average family bears the economic strain.
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