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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner appears as a daily paper except Sundays and holidays. It is published by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
In a sweeping year end note the Presidents Commission on Law Enforcement calls for professionalizing and upgrading local police nationwide. It cites riots sparked by alleged police excesses and argues for higher pay, better administration, longer probation, tougher entry standards, more training, and incentives for college graduates, stressing police deserve respect and resources.
A critical essay discusses Leo Marx and John A. Kouwenhoven arguing modern tech dominates nature. It cites Esalen Institute and Bodily freedom, warns civilization may lose pastoral beauty. It notes London Derry Scenic Corridors debate and Vermont outdoor advertising tensions impacting rural preservation.
Editor urges Bennington officials to aid the Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association in its listing study and comparative tax booklet. It argues for BCHS building status review as a school district pivot and invites cross district planning with Catholic parishes. Arlington builds Fisher Elementary addition as drought ends weather forecasts reframe past trends.
The piece argues that political leaders and citizens must mobilize enthusiasm and conviction for peaceful race progress. It warns that without framing the task as an exciting challenge, akin to the Peace Corps, young radicals may turn to violence and embrace a racist society’s bitter satisfactions.
Boston columnist argues that wars taxes riots and inner city violence demand bold matching of resources to problems not wholesale establishment change. He suggests ending the Vietnam war cutting unnecessary spending and redirecting funds to urban renewal while closing tax loopholes to ease the burden.
The writer weighs options to end the conflict including a naval blockade to cut war supplies to Hanoi, arguing the blockade could pressure negotiations as bombing is risky. If negotiations fail, ending the war could free $2 billion monthly for social programs. The piece links civilian needs to a broader plan involving government, business, and unions to revitalize slums, urging bold political will.
A Letter to The Banner rebuts Midshipman Legacy about World Jamboree meals and the so called special swimming pool. The writer says Scouts cooked centrally sourced meals, including a barbecue buffalo, and used a former Navy lake stocked with trout for swimming. The piece notes stockpiled food methods, hotel alternatives, and cites the Bible and Scout Handbook sales.
The writer mocks alarmists likening Chicken Little to social panic and suggests grown adults making alarmist claims are uninteresting. Sheilah Miller uses satire to argue against overblown warnings about collapse and persecution in America.
Robert Nowak of North Bennington argues nationalism is an outmoded force that hinders international commerce and peace. He contends revolutions stem from economic conditions, not abstract ideals, and questions whether democracy or socialism should guide Vietnam aid. He warns against flag worship and urges thinking beyond a single nation toward a larger union.
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