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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily Vermont newspaper published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington. It excludes Sundays and holidays from its regular print schedule.
The Supreme Court unanimously rules that Georgia legislator Julian Bond may take his seat despite antiwar views. The decision upholds the right to disagree with government policy whether private citizen or public official. The Court rejects the idea that an oath can be used to question sincerity or bar elected members.
Editors warn the Shaftsbury billboard case could topple local sign rules in about 50 towns if not tied to a comprehensive zoning plan. A state law will ban most highway signs after 1976, but many routes remain unregulated. towns urged to advance broader planning and land use ordinances.
C Vann Woodward argues that two thirds of Negroes in the North and West were born in the South, creating a substantial Southern influence on northern cities. He predicts the North will become predominantly Black in coming years, likening it to a Southern invasion with deep cultural roots evident in speech and manners.
The article discusses Fischetti's stance on dissent in government, cites a Supreme Court ruling on state legislature qualifications, and notes President Johnson's remarks about Viet Nam war critics. It mentions Bennington Village attorney suggestions for charter reform to avoid conflicts of interest and keep prosecutions with the state’s attorney. It also references immigration shaping the Negro movement and a Burlington Free Press note on smog and a Boston Globe snippet.
Washington eyes a nonprofit domestic satellite to rebalance TV, expand educational programming, and challenge the networks. Ford Foundation head Bundy and Fred Friendly push a system funded by networks, with Comsat input and FCC hearings ahead as Congress weighs a TVA in space concept.
The Vermont antlerless deer season opened with unusually light hunting due to cold mountain weather and a Monday workday. Over two days, the author logged only a dozen shots across a wide area, predicting meager total kills and noting Kodi-like sparse pressure on the deer population. Additional items include a Florida case where a $300 fine and a two-year gun prohibition followed a deer poaching arrest, a fisher cat note, and a water-use projection for 1980 with stray trivia on starlings.
A reader urges Mt. Snow developers to pay GBA dues to fund a Bennington tourism directory and reduce seasonal brochures. Others praise Gemini era maps, celebrate GE science, note parking meter violations, correct a pay benefit slip, and promote Red Cross Blood Center drives, ending with a family joke about a taped bedtime story.
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