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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The piece argues prosperity hinges on high defense spending and cites a Wall Street Journal forecast that Pentagon contracts will boost 1966 early production and jobs despite higher Social Security taxes. It notes many congressmen lobby for bases and cites Eisenhower warning about the industrial military complex and the risks of linking policy to short term economic gains amid young soldiers in a distant war.
New York Democrats and Republicans face fractures ahead of key elections. Democratic feuding centers on the Sept 14 mayoral primary between Paul Screvane and Abraham Beame, with John Lindsay as a strong GOP rival aided by the Liberal Party. Upstate Republicans show dissension with Rockefeller allies, while party leaders push unity for looming November races.
Letters discuss Reed Rexford replacing Raymond Rowley as agriculture commissioner in a weekend reshuffle seen as smooth by Gov. Hoff. They note Rowley and Rexford are Democrats, with Republican critics quiet. The page also salutes Sen. George Aiken on his 73rd birthday and praises his impact on national policy, while Jean Wassick recalls moving woes and the clutter of a long life of belongings.
Providence Journal notes New Hampshire's official lottery posts 50 percent fewer ticket sales this year, prompting a planned billboard advertising campaign aimed at tourists. The piece questions whether the state will burden non residents to fund public services and urges normal taxation to support schools and government.
A veteran writer recalls Saint Tropez in 21 years past amid Nazi war shadows and a modern tourist boom. He contrasts a tranquil fishing village with today’s crowded coast, noting fading wartime memory, new villas, and a younger generation that dominates the scene.
The article explains that bargaining power hinges on availability of other workers and how forming a unit between workers restores equal footing. It defines the union shop as a mechanism that preserves one to one bargaining and prevents management from gaining advantage by bid by individual workers. It also includes commentary on Vermont politics, prison policy, and a letter from Erle Johnston Jr. defending Mississippi licensing practices and countering Adler's remarks.
A whimsical fable from the United Mine Workers Journal casts a startled donkey confronted by a foreign car on a road. The donkey gasps for identity, declaring I am a horse while the car retorts I am an automobile, highlighting pride and humor in a compact exchange.
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