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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The article argues the United Nations and Britain struggle to resolve the Rhodesia crisis led by Ian Smith. It details Britain's cautious stance to avoid severing trade with southern Africa while opposing white minority rule. It notes a split in the Security Council and the futility felt by great powers in shaping a settlement.
Editor notes Vermont faces surrounding gambling as New Hampshire and New York expand legal gaming. Mentions John Wiskoski’s long planned restaurant on East Main Street due to Banner report. Observes Christmas tree selling boom with roadside stands and family traditions starting to unfold.
Fischetti looms large in a humorous Christmas scene while a fussy mother and silent father shoulder tree duties. Deer hunters vent in Bennington cafes about a winter doe abundance. Rutland hosts a Regional Highway Council meeting debating an expressway from the Tri City area toward Maine. The piece ends with a Burlington Free Press reflection on football crowds and resilience.
Nelson Rockefeller, governor of New York, promotes unity in the GOP while hinting at a possible 1968 presidential run. He emphasizes state-led progress for New York City, attracting business, fighting crime and pollution, and improving transit, all amid Republican debates over Romney and Reagan as future leaders.
Washington columnist Dick West presents a humorous fictional interview with a veteran campus protest leader, Ian Squashbuckles. The piece satirizes long tenure, odd acronyms, and aging students still active in perceived free speech battles, ending with a quip about verse and permanence by T S Eliot.
A Vermont diary recounts wild weather swings from 12 below to 60 as a resident observes local wildlife. A bobcat trapped by a neighbor, a fawn, and a robin share the scene while readers debate private land hunting rules and suggest compulsory hunter safety tests to curb accidents and poaching.
Readers argue for fair treatment of youths loitering on Bennington streets. They blame adult prejudice and lack of teen activities, urging balanced policies and more youth programming. A Sunderland correspondent warns against dismissing foreign languages as gibberish as global contact grows.
Miss R E Mauger of Manchester Center thanks John Page for planning discussion on land use in The Banner Dec 7. She warns against billboard and junkyard sprawl and expresses hope Vermont remains beautiful.
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