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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Bennington County legislators plan a united front with Rutland colleagues to push for the accelerated highway program for U.S. 7 and two other roads. They face funding disputes, bonding resistance, and possible local opposition as they prepare strategies to persuade lawmakers before Montpelier votes. The group hopes to align on a plan to save the highway project and avoid delays.
Editor notes Scribner of Teaneck New Jersey will take office amid fierce debate over state standards regionalization and funding for rising education costs. He faces a tough transition requiring strong administration and broad communication with governor and rural school boards.
A California visitor senses Hippieville is waning as McCarthy fails to spark enthusiasm among adults and beatniks. The Stevenson linkage and liberal enthusiasm falter while working politicians shy from his standard, leaving McCarthy未 to ignite California fervor despite national polling showing Johnson well ahead.
Tax ideas in Essex County Vermont propose consolidating towns to drop tax rates from 8.25 to about 3.50 and cap a 10 000 dollar home tax at 185 with fair market value appraisal. The piece notes many Vermont units and local control inflate taxes, urging regionalization while acknowledging public resistance and anxieties about change. It also covers Vietnam era politics with California voters and student attitudes toward McCarthy and Vietnam policy.
Letters to the Editor discuss BTPA meeting attendance, suspected industry influence, and tax fairness. Byron A. Harrington urges honest reporting and questions surrounding industry taxation, while Bill Kemsley favors regional school consolidation and future planning in Windsor South West district. Richard N. Stannard comments on Vermont political maneuvering, and a humor note ends with a joke about a plumber and a flooded kitchen.
The piece argues that the poor face unequal access to justice due to costs and limited legal aid. It highlights Vermont measures: court appointed counsel for indigent defendants in serious felonies, and the Vermont Legal Aid with a Bennington office staffed by Atty Harvey Carter. The author endorses VLA as a key step toward equal rights under law.
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