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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner, published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Co at 425 Main Street, Bennington VT, features editorials reflecting local civic issues and community perspectives in its Vermont news coverage.
The four lane highway plan between Pow nal and Rutland is in trouble after cost estimates rose from 28.9 million to 143.8 million. Lawmakers and the Highway Board weigh cuts or phased builds, with Southwestern Vermont seeking reliable funding and a modern arterial for U S 7 to support the region’s economy and growth.
Editor notes two local residents with government experience show interest in filling the vacant selectman post. We urge more residents to share responsibility for town affairs and encourage those who cannot be chosen to appeal to voters at the March election.
The Troy Record argues for extending the Taconic Parkway into Rensselaer County and building a Route 7 to Bennington Vermont, stressing two stalled Hudson River bridges at Congress Street and Hoosick Streets as critical, with no timetable and growing traffic problems. It calls for definite action on bridge construction to boost the local economy and alleviate bottlenecks.
The piece weighs the dollar's heavy load in world finance and debates De Gaulle's push to replace it with gold or a new international unit. It cites Keynes’ clearing union, the Triffin Plan, and urges Britain to join the Common Market to stabilize the pound while arguing De Gaulle controls access to that door.
A noted New York Times piece by Nan Robertson on November 20 surveys five campuses Harvard UC Berkeley Texas Austin Grinnell Wisconsin to chart rapid shifts in student politics since 1962. The author laments growing intolerance, violence, and a hollow new left while praising sincere student dialogue and warning against surface rebellion.
O R Cummings, historian for the New England Electric Railway Historical Society, requests former Berkshire employees in the Bennington area to loan photos, time tables, and related materials for a Vermont operations history. Photographs will be copied and returned. contributors will receive complimentary copies when published.
The 1968 Republican race will hinge less on bosses and more on polls and primaries. Gallup and Harris will shape the outcome as contenders like Nixon Rockefeller Reagan Romney and others jockey for a lead in New Hampshire Wisconsin Oregon and Nebraska. A kingmaking role shifts to public opinion and state results rather than smoke filled rooms.
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