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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily excluding Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Bennington County planning members learned of Vermont Highway Department plans to improve the Kelly Stand Road in Sunderland. They urge preserving the old scarred dirt route as a scenic, unspoiled byways, resisting rerouting to secure federal funds and avoid development of wilderness areas for tourism or land developers. They emphasize its historic aura and safety concerns about speeders.
The Banner reports a black woman faced rental discrimination in Bennington amid a severe housing shortage. The piece argues landlords can pick tenants, rents rise with demand, and thoughtful planning is needed to balance preservation with housing supply for all income levels and families with children.
HOME Inc uses private-enterprise methods to tackle deteriorating housing. After six months, one Beech Court section is near completion, with an invitation to the community to view the renovation today and tomorrow. The piece also notes Pavilion Hotel in Montpelier and a proposal to replace it with a replica office building using the old pink bricks.
The piece argues that pressure on officials is essential in a free society. It claims rebels, black and white, force action and avert stagnation in government. It warns that ending the Vietnamese war too quickly would be costly but ongoing revolt compels reform and reinvigoration of debate.
Gov. Deane C. Davis will receive department budget requests by Sept. 1 as the state prepares for the 1970 legislature. Budget chief Ron Crisman predicts requests will exceed last November’s $160 million first-year figure, with inflation and workload growth driving higher costs. Davis aims to hold spending to prudent levels amid talk of tax adjustments and possible new programs for welfare, education, and corrections.
A columnist recounts summer lawn care in 1969 and the surge of power mowers as droughts ease. He recalls childhood mowing, the rise of luxury estates, and the lure of grass growth inhibitors while quipping on lawn culture and the urge to rest from mowing.
In a Bennington letters page, Diane Walsh argues apartment shortages, not race, shape rental access while Florence Carter counters by sharing her interracial family's long Bennington life and challenges with teens. Both insist color isn’t the sole factor in housing, urging fair treatment.
Senate may question Judge Haynesworth over undisclosed stake in Carolina Vend-A-Matic tied to Darlington Mills case. 1963 rulings favored the vendings firm’s client, and the judge’s earlier role as VP or stockholder raises conflict concerns amid his White House nomination to succeed Justice Fortas.
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