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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1964

Page

4

Bennington Banner publication details

The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.

The Banner Publishing Corporation Main Street Bennington Vermont

Vietnam War Dilemmas Meet U S Policy Makers

The piece argues that laypeople cannot judge Vietnam policy amid top secret data and White House communiques. It warns escalation risks, including Sino Soviet involvement, and questions sustaining a propped South Vietnamese government while seeking a long term neutralization of Southeast Asia and extended military commitment to stem guerrilla and Communist threats.

Viet Nam Southeast Asia White House Red China Soviet Union North South Korea China United States South Viet Nam Indonesia Malaysia Washington Asia

Comment Blaming Parents An Escape Valve San Quentin News

A reflective column questions the overuse of parental blame for crime. It argues that sociological faults are not solely due to home life and cites emerging medical research on early indicators of anti social patterns. The piece notes parents sometimes shoulder blame, while urging balanced consideration of influence and responsibility.

Dad Moma

Dec 14 1964 Supreme Court ruling deemed federal dictatorship

The article argues that a Supreme Court decision on interstate commerce gives the federal government broad power, erasing constitutional limits without a national vote. It cites Cardinal Spellman criticizing recent rulings and warns of extensive federal intrusion into state and local affairs. The piece questions long term acceptance of such governance.

Cardinal Spellman Supreme Court

LBJ Faces Push to Sustain Broad Support for Domestic Reform

The President aims to promote a breakthrough in major domestic issues while keeping the diverse majority intact. Some friends fear that pursuing his poverty, ignorance, and racial discrimination agenda may alienate a portion of his supporters.

Reapportionment and national consensus debate

Letter from Lyndon Town Representative W Arthur Simpson argues for quick reapportionment by state lawmakers rather than court or convention routes. He urges a rural-urban balance in districts and warns delay could collapse state government, while stressing broad public consensus as essential to Johnson era reforms and national defense priorities.

General Assembly House Senate Burlington Supreme Court W. Arthur Simpson Lyndon Mr. Simpson U.S. Supreme Court Vermont

Christmas catalogs tempt with Shahtoosh and glittery folly

In a North Bennington piece the writer pokes fun at Neiman Marcus holiday catalogs. He notes absurd luxury items like a Shahtoosh robe priced near $2000 a chinchilla bedspread and a diamond studded jumpsuit. The writer mocks pricey status symbols and jokes about after tax money clips and post holiday debt. He jokes about Rolls-Royces replicas and the luxury chase that leaves shoppers broke after Christmas.

Neiman Marcus

Ruling on Interstate Commerce Scrutinizes Travel Contacts

A court ruling hinges on the customer profile and cross-state travel, potentially labeling a traveler as engaged in interstate commerce and granting service as a purchaser. In contrast, nations with unwritten constitutions use parliamentary votes for major changes, while the United States, with a written Constitution, has not enacted an amendment granting federal power to redefine commerce rules. The nine-justice edict is described as altering the constitutional system overnight.

Supreme Court of the United States Supreme Court Congress United States

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