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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1965
Page
4
Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation. It prints at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
After delays Gemini 6 launches with Walter Schirra and Tom Stafford to rendezvous with Gemini 7, already 12 days in orbit. The mission tests living in space while aiming toward a lunar landing, showcasing progress in space exploration and the shrinking distance to the moon and beyond.
The note highlights Herb Horst selling his dairy but pledging more time to public service including the Bennington Water Board. He patrols springhouses and pipelines in warm weather and inspects Water Department property at Sucker Pond, while plans for new water sources in Woodford unfold. The piece also defends Banner coverage of student academics and notes YMCA World Service fundraising and a local fire department Christmas tree fireproofing effort.
Joe Gore, a remarkable town figure, died peacefully Dec 9, just before turning 67. The writer recalls Captain Ransom Gore, Civil War veteran, and shares warm memories of the Gore family on the Bennington farm, detailing Joe’s skill with horses, tools, and animals, and his long service at Shadowbrook Farm.
A humorous piece contrasts the myth of a perfectly organized Christmas with the messy, human side of the holiday. It argues the ideal shopper buys early, carts flawless gifts, and avoids chaos, yet finds true magic in imperfect moments and shared goodwill among strangers. The piece ends noting humanity matters more than efficiency.
A Washington address argues that Latin America is integral to Western society and warns the Alliance for Progress will fail without opening South America’s interior. It calls for building roads, river system links, landing fields, and modern facilities to connect the Amazon, Orinoco, and La Plata basins, creating a true shared market and meaningful joint effort. It stresses urban migration, poverty, illiteracy, and political instability as core barriers.
Two center counterfeiters try to pass $18 notes by slipping them to country folk. They seek change at a rural store where an old man calmly offers options, while a child asks about a millennium. The tale ends with a wry pun about a centennial having more legs.
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