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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. Address listed as 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Sec McNamara outlined a limited air war aimed at cutting North Vietnamese supply routes but conceded that vast jungle corridors and multiple transport methods leave infiltration difficult. He argued intensified bombing would not force North Vietnam to negotiate, noting Haiphong destruction would only shift imports landward and that peace could come if bombing ceased, as North Vietnam signals willingness to talks.
Editor notes that the Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association will publish a comparative tax booklet showing changes in property assessments over years. The project, sold at cost, aims to support charges against the sisters but urges careful evaluation and opportunities for listers to explain trends. Pearl Buck event noted on Amerasian children’s challenges.
Fischetti Foundation backs youth programs led by Alban Masao Kojima, with strong Bennington support. A U S Forest Service official argues for keeping Branch Pond wild to preserve wilderness while Vermont plans future camping near civilization, citing growing motorized campers and nearby park facilities as model. If no access road is built, Branch Pond remains, attracting anglers and nature lovers who dislike litter along trails.
The piece outlines how Republicans, after their 1969 State of the Union stance by Everett Dirk and Gerald Ford, push for constructive alternatives. It notes 47 new House seats, Senate gains, and efforts on Vietnam de escalation, poverty reform via the Opportunity Crusade, and a shift from pure opposition toward forward looking policy with leaders like Cooper Goodell and Quie.
The piece critiques party battles over social programs and reform, noting conservative resistance within both parties to food stamps, minimum wage increases, and rent supplements. It cites figures like Rivers and Arends backing selective service changes, and references figures Luther Terry and Charles de Gaulle amid debates on rat programs and public health.
In Searsburg a writer recalls mountain seasons from autumn skies to birds and sunsets, then retells winters of wood cutting vs coal. She details past self reliance, the shift to easier heating, and memories of cutting timber, hauling logs uphill, and learning with her partner Charlie before modern comforts.
A long reader letter criticizes rising welfare costs and defends Social Security, urges national resilience and aid for the less fortunate, and questions global aid. It calls for honest domestic governance before global compassion and condemns indifference. The piece then cites Vietnam policy and urges Geneva accords, UN reform, and elections in Vietnam, with names attached to local correspondents and a defense of free speech.
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