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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1967
Page
4
Editorials from the Bennington Banner published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
A Republican Southern Democrat coalition in the House rewrites President Johnsons crime control bill. Grants would be issued to states rather than directly to cities, with governors choosing communities and programs. Critics say funds will favor state politics over need, weakening local policing efforts. The president may seek Senate reversal.
In Washington DC the House approved President Johnson’s plan to replace the three commissioners with a mayor, assistant mayor and nine member council. The council and assistant mayor will be appointed by the President but reflect the population, with a likely majority of African Americans. The change aims to ease urban Black discontent and reduce potential violence, though full democracy remains distant.
The piece notes widespread LBJ billboard displays amid highway beautification debates. Senator Williams accuses Johnson of violating a 1965 law by funding roughly 70,000 billboards via GSA and DOT, with a proposed additional 2 million for more ads before the next election. The critique questions the Great Society’s sincerity.
A collection of brief quotations on the role of chance in history, the Vietnam War, and the lighter spirit of past college life. John A. Logan Jr. of Hollins College, Abba Eban, Douglas H. Heath, and James Reston weigh in on fate, peace terms, campus culture, and presidential dilemmas.
Mrs. M.J. Federico of 125 LeBlanc Ave Bennington writes that a Friday silent vigil would gain more support if participants knelt together on the sidewalk and spoke a prayer aloud led by group leaders.
A New York based critique of the look-say method in public schools. John Chamberlain reports on Watson Washburn and the Reading Reform Association advocating phonics, linking reading gaps to whole word memorization and citing riots and delinquency in slum areas as context. The piece contrasts Chinese linotype work to illustrate the efficiency of phonics for early readers.
Catherine Bishop of 300 South St Bennington questions Verder Elwell for siding with those who switch rather than fight. She states the flag is not for wrapping or walking on and urges him to take a public stand with his believers.
Letter from Mabelle Becker of Hoosick Falls New York questions why readers are so serious about murders wars hate greed and sex and defends Mrs Dwyer s amusing Boy Scouts piece praising Scout work and urging lighthearted humor while defending the author and her intent.
A Shaftsbury periodical notes defacing the Bennington Rod and Gun Club clubhouse with gunfire damage. The writer criticizes vandalism and urges protective steps, advocates firearm safety training, and calls on Gilbert Wilcox in Arlington for information. The piece also surveys local fishing and outdoor activities including beaver ponds, brook trout, bass, bullheads, and Somerset Reservoir as a family outing spot.
Former President Eisenhower backs a plan drafted with Lewis Strauss to build three nuclear plants turning seawater into desalinated water and vast electric power for Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and possibly Egypt. Financing would mix government and private capital with a Comsat-like corporation, first plant costing about 200 million dollars. The idea faces cost disputes but aims to spur jobs and industry while supplying fissionable material through the IAEA. Eisenhower also eyes a Vietnam trip, urging Johnson and seeking a morale boost from a presidential appearance.
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