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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily Vermont newspaper published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington. It operates except on Sundays and holidays, providing local news and community notices to residents of Bennington County.
The piece reexamines Gov. Hoff and Harold Raynolds, chair of the State Education Board, over a potential resignation due to serving as a legislator. It stresses the 1964 platform call for closer scrutiny of dual roles in executive boards and the legislature, while noting board members receive only per diem expenses with no financial gain from agency funds.
The passage argues that board members cannot be impartial legislators due to personal department interests. It urges separating executive board roles from legislative duties to preserve the separation of powers. It notes conflicts arise when legislators serve on departmental boards or commissions, limiting true independence.
In a matter echoing Putnam Memorial Hospital, a chancery court decree forces free care for the indigent in Bennington County, reshaping its finances. The 1912 gift by Henry Putnam tied to the village creates tension as federal, state, and local programs take on public hospital costs, risking higher charges or curtailed development. The piece argues responsibility should rest with public funding, not the wealthy donor’s heirs.
NATO delegates in Paris concluded the quarrel over the multilateral force was theoretical and not an immediate threat. The U S and West German positions were adjusted to prevent nuclear proliferation, removing the immediate danger to Europe and defusing alliance tensions after British and American election changes.
A Vermont writer quotes a letter to Senator George D. Aiken inspired by his Farm Bureau Convention remarks. The piece criticizes media propaganda around a Supreme Court decision, urges Vermonters to act, and contests Gov. Hoff’s stance on reapportionment. The writer cites UPI dispatch and defends Aiken and dissenting justices while arguing the national political battle impacts Vermont.
The text describes cooling tensions between the United States and France over a European security issue. It traces how a quarrel threatened alliance unity and arms reduction progress, notes the multilateral nuclear force idea originated in the Eisenhower era, and explains Kennedy’s stance that US support depended on European consensus before a shift in the proposal’s character over the previous year.
In Washington four dissenting justices questioned the majority ruling that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 voided pre act state convictions for sit in protests. They urged return to state courts for reconsideration and warned the decision could unsettle past state offenses. Justice Black led the counter, stressing legislative history and constitutional limits. The opinion highlights a clash over federal power and criminal abatement precedents.
The article contrasts the current ruling with a prior unanimous Supreme Court decision last Monday, which upheld the public accommodations section of a new law. It notes that Negro demonstrators had carried out actions differing from those resolved in the court decision.
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