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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
A Washington article argues that while U S aid and faster wheat shipments to India help against immediate hunger, they do not fix underlying causes. Severe drought, poor farming methods, rapid population growth and state centralization hinder self sufficiency, with Decentralized governance and tense Delhi state relations cited as key obstacles amid possible China famine competition.
Downtown Bennington merchants arrived to rebut an anonymous editor's note claiming no public rest rooms downtown. They affirm facility access, apologize for any doubt, and pledge to inspect rest rooms on their next shopping trip. The note also praises a planning suggestion and notes local student Sallyman’s literary achievement.
The old Fischetti grandstand at Alumni Field in Bennington burned after being used as a training drill by firefighters. The scene has hosted hundreds of games by local high school and American Legion teams and was once the home of the Bennington Generals in the Northern League. The town plans a union high school and a regional planetarium to serve Southwestern Vermont, with the planetarium expected to attract students from beyond Bennington and support a growing educational center. Adolescence is the age when children start to bring up their parents.
In Perspective the God of War takes charge after months of air and ground fighting in Vietnam, arguing airpower cannot halt ground movements and that the war now follows its own logic. Interdiction has failed, diplomats lost control, and individual decisions matter less as leaders react and negotiations stall.
In a Detroit mayoral conference speech, Mayor Henry W. Maier contrasts urban and rural aid and criticizes urban planning delays. The piece cites Rev. Kyle Haselden on love and justice, and quotes on Vietnam, U Thant, Nixon, and Rusk, arguing that war persists due to politics, propaganda, and misaligned priorities, with a bleak view of peace prospects.
New York voters will confront a heavy ballot in 1966 with races for governor and lieutenant governor, 43 House seats, about 230 state legislators, a constitutional convention, attorney general, comptroller, possibly an associate judge, several Supreme Court judges, constitutional amendments, and local offices. Voting mechanics, reapportionment, and a state lottery issue loom large as officials brace for a long campaign ahead of November.
A reader denounces a letter by Dr. Clifford B. Harwood and his insinuations about Dr. Adler's past and ties to communism. The writer argues Harwood uses association to imply guilt and cites a New York Times letter and Hoover while noting the Burlington weekend China conference at Goddard College in Plainfield. The piece reflects on distance, perspective, and the conference's impact.
Reverend Lawrence Larrrowe praises Goddard College for hosting a China conference that connected campus and non campus Vermonters, while criticizing counterpoints and John Birch tactics in public discourse. He urges support for civil rights work and small college funding in Vermont.
At the regular meeting on Monday December 6 the Bennington Board of Water Commissioners authorized me to write and express appreciation for the public cooperation in presenting the seriousness of the water shortage that prevailed during the past summer. Hilda Hurley Clerk of the Board.
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