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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The piece critiques state attempts to bypass the one man one vote standard via weighted voting. It cites New Jersey's county based scheme deemed unconstitutional by the state supreme court and warns such measures skirt redistricting. It notes similar moves in New York and argues wholesale redistricting is inevitable for compliance.
In The Banner letter and notes, the Vermont Tissue Paper Co. may face Water Resources Board action over Walloomsac River pollution. The river, once clean, has become littered with cans and debris. residents hope a spring freshet will clean it up.
A survey for the Council on Foreign Relations by the University of Michigan shows many Americans lack basic knowledge about China and Viet Nam. Thirty percent have never heard of Formosa or the Chinese Nationalist government, highlighting a need for better public understanding to guide foreign policy decisions.
Burlington Free Press argues that Vermont racetrack subsidies distort gambling revenue. It notes Green Mountain Park keeps most handle, state take shrinks, and warns against permanent relief extending the 10 percent to track and 8 percent to state. The piece urges lawmakers to honor the original 10-8 split and resist subsidizing the track.
James Reston argues that Republican leaders on Capitol Hill block renewal as younger moderates like John Lindsay clash with entrenched figures such as Everett Dirksen and Charles Halleck. He notes governors hold limited sway, and change must come from the party’s country wing, not Congress.
A reader urges one million Americans to mail birthday greetings to J Edgar Hoover on January 1, 1965 for the FBI director. The letter cites Hoover s forty years of inner security service and asks residents to address envelopes to Hoover at the FBI Washington DC. The message comes amid local letters praising and criticizing Manchester town governance and a debate over billboard removals in Vermont with community responses and aid for a needy local family.
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