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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
A study notes area fire departments already use mutual aid networks, allowing rapid cross-town dispatch and coordinated protection. It argues a single department would cut equipment duplication, improve deployment, and enable a full time chief, while preserving volunteer identities. The plan favors gradual consolidation but relies on existing mutual aid for immediate cooperation.
Editor notes celebrate a dramatic two capsule close approach as a milestone for manned spaceflight. The piece highlights potential benefits for exploration and stations, contrasts progress with Soviet rivals, and urges peaceful use of space tech, including wary hopes for peaceful competition. Eyewitness car accident accounts follow.
A presidential column warns of a bleak winter for U S policy in South Viet Nam. It argues against fraudulent negotiations and against widening the war, urging a steady middle path with patience and fortitude. It notes external pressure from Communist and neutralist powers and predicts a coming hour of trial for Congress and the nation. Mr White’s column will run for three weeks due to Marquis Childs’ vacation.
An opinion argues U S aid and capital should fund large synthetic ammonia plants to boost fertilizer output for India, Africa, and Latin America. It notes India’s famine risk, Soviet grain import needs, and the likely growth of U S nitrate capacity, urging socialist states to welcome capitalist ammonia producers for global relief.
The piece argues President Johnson faces a widening budget bind driven by rising Great Society costs and military outlays. It notes unemployment may fall to 3 percent, threatening inflation, and warns that tax increases or scaling back Great Society commitments may be needed to avert a large deficit and protect social programs.
Greater Bennington Association members approved a new dues structure to finance a stronger organization. The Tourist Bureau led the plan with higher dues to fund a balanced budget and expanded community promotion. Directors commend the move as vital for a stronger, more active GBA and community progress.
A reader suggests a village or town wide Christmas decorating contest open to organizations like garden clubs Rotary Lions and fraternal groups with uniform rules and modest prizes benefiting each club s charity The idea echoes successful programs in other communities and mentions possible sponsorship by The Banner Plus thanks to neighbors who signed a petition against a local junk yard in Green Acres Bennington
The text argues that trimming Great Society spending now would be risky unless new job projections improve. It notes rising poverty program spending, from 1.5 billion to a projected 2 billion annually, and suggests renewed focus on the tax alternative amid calls to avoid severe budget cuts.
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