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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The Wall Street Journal report warns four lane highways may divert tourists away from Bennington County towns and hotels. Vermont planners should add information centers at gateways like U.S. 7 and Vermont routes to encourage stops, meals, and overnight stays. Local business leaders expect welcome centers to keep travelers in the state, exploring Bennington, Arlington, and Manchester.
The Agriculture Department warns shortages are developing in basic farm goods as the United States shifts from surpluses to deficits. Production incentives replace controls while demand rises at home and abroad, pushing prices higher and prompting a global relief effort. The department eases crop acreage, cuts abroad shipments, and urges international aid to feed the world while births outpace output.
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara stands firm against congressional pressure to spend more while seeking budget cuts. He argues for a limited war approach, tests universal service concepts, and plans to reduce production as troop costs rise. He defends a rational policy stance amid mounting political and public discontent.
The Banner notes two public hearings in Ludlow on Aug 23 at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. to discuss extending harvest seasons for rabbits statewide and for brook, brown and rainbow trout in ponds and lakes from Oct 1 to Oct 15. The Fish and Game Board acts on its own motion under 10 USA 4085-4087. The column also mentions pond weed control methods, a Bennington Rod and Gun Club meeting Sept 12, a dues increase to $5, and a brief note on the Orvis 1966 autumn catalog highlighting a CO2 semiautomatic BB gun.
A reader laments the Putnam deed of gift being disputed amid a court fight between Bennington County towns and Putnam Memorial Hospital. The letter warns of higher property taxes, bypasses, and new shopping centers, urging voters to demand change. It proposes moving town counsel to a public election, hiring an out‑of‑town efficiency expert, and replacing entrenched office holders. The writer, Byron A. Harrington, also notes other nearby commentary and jokes about science and philosophy excerpts.
A letter from Sgt. David E. Willis printed in a recent American Rifleman argues for gun rights and training. It stresses rifles as part of a person, urges support for NRA gun legislation, and warns restrictive laws threaten the nation’s rifleman heritage.
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