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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The piece argues taxes latch onto earnings or purchases with minimal discomfort, citing Colbert’s goose feather metaphor. It notes New York's 2 percent state sales tax and New York City's existing levy pushing the total to five percent, prompting media coverage of the higher rate.
Reporters find most shoppers notice no tax rise and react little to it. Clerks say the public is largely unaware of tax increases, while advocates praise painless taxation for funding highways and other needs. The piece argues such methods reduce taxpayer pushback and enable more government spending.
Editor notes that extending the summer job corps into winter helps at risk students by providing income during the harsher season when family finances tighten. The piece adds that Democratic candidates face recruitment challenges under reapportioned districts, with urban areas needing more representatives. It also suggests salary raises and rule changes could attract better candidates and shorten legislative sessions.
Rep Paul A Fine of New York denounces the Vermont federal state partnership in keeping gambling illegal. He cites Vermont parimutuel turnover around 30 million, argues illegal gambling totals reach 120 billion nationally, with Vermont contributing about 240 million yearly. He urges national or state lotteries to curb mob control and redirect gambling revenues to public good.
Joseph Newman reviews Valeriy Tarsis and other Soviet intellectuals who circulated subversive ideas from mental institutions to abroad. The piece argues post Stalin shifts, Khrushchev era liberalization, and a growing but fragile critical discourse, noting Kremlin tolerance alongside ongoing repression. It highlights clashes between individual thought and state control, with references to Western support and the fragile path toward reform.
A columnist riffs on the back to school season noting Lyndon Johnson’s support from fountain pen makers and the common leaks of new pens. The essay reflects on teachers and parents handling new students and memories, ending with best wishes for teachers, families, and students and a wink about pen leaks.
The author argues that states like Kansas Connecticut and Iowa have legitimate local constitutional provisions and disputes the Supreme Court's stance on 14th Amendment guidance. Frank Nye of Cedar Rapids urges periodic reapportionment to align state legislatures with population while preserving historic local representation traditions.
A reader protests reckless climbing motorbikes in Wilmington forests and asks for enforcement of forest respect on private and national lands. The column endorses fair state representation, opposes court overreach into legislatures, and cites satire from the Wall Street Journal and Keene Shopper to illustrate civic and legal concerns.
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