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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Village trustees face a pivotal decision in selecting a new police chief to replace the late Edward L. Silver. A circulating petition urges considering outside candidates, while the board weighs advertising, interviewing, salary increases, and a police training program to boost morale and crime response as the force plans for rising challenges.
Bennington's park commission moved forward with planning the 70 acre Town Farm land into a public recreation area. Mrs Thomas Foster was named chairwoman and Allen Organization offered to draw plans free of charge. Officials seek state and federal aid details and consider bypass access impacts. Citizens and groups urged to share specific project ideas before Town Meeting.
On December 1, 1946 Paula Welden, a Bennington College student, walked the Long Trail in Woodford and disappeared. The mystery endures with theories about foul play or escape, names of officials who pursued the case, and reflections on wildlife dangers and policing changes sparked by the search.
Washington banks economists divided on a tax increase as a potential compromise emerges. Former officials Roosa and Heller push for higher rates while others warn of deflation amid labor strikes, auto, and airline wage pressures. A political pivot hints at a corporate tax rise with a six month rethink option.
Washington insiders report strife over a Public Relations Society of America exam regime aimed at adding professional status. The eight hour written test and three hour oral exam spark resistance among some practitioners who fear being reduced to examable talents and losing the craft’s informal image.
Hazel Wills critiques a hypothetical Vermont New Party proposal advocating a radical, tax free, one party system. The plan envisions government control of education health care and industry, with no elections or personal fees for professionals, funded by deficits and subsidies, claiming widespread freedom and public welfare. The piece satirically questions feasibility and urges readers to join.
The piece argues party unity helps Republicans in California, contrasting a reconciled statewide approach led by George Murphy and Ronald Reagan with Connecticut’s factional rift. It notes California's gains in the State Senate, Assembly, and House seats under a harmomized strategy, while Connecticut suffered Democratic wins amid conservative discontent.
Time magazine recalls California legislator Jesse Marvin Unruh lecturing at Yale. Asked why the state shows extreme right and left, he quips that California has a lush climate so both fruits and nuts flourish.
Editors note that a special week long deer hunt targets zones in southern and eastern Vermont to shrink the herd. If unsuccessful hunters see fewer deer this time, officials expect the program to begin herd management. State fish and game staff will monitor results with interest.
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