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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The New York Supreme Court fate of William Manchester's JFK assassination book will not change the outcome for the Kennedy family. Even with deletions or Look serialization, a complete text may surface abroad and be seen as censorship. The feud risks branding the Kennedys as suppressors of history, while depriving readers of a full record of November 22, 1963. The family bears responsibility for inviting charges by commissioning the work and seeking approval. Privacy clashes with public interest, and some passages detailing private family dynamics or posthumous burial plans are argued to be inappropriate for inclusion.
Editor notes contrast forecasts with Bennington area weather results and almanac worries. Local Head Start, Welfare Committee, Boy Scouts and YMCA spread holiday cheer with toys and gifts for needy families. Dorset reports a large annual party with a magic show and Santa for 155 kids. Meanwhile delinquent taxes rise as 1966 grand list delays strain budgets and force potential borrowing or late-year meetings.
The analysis argues the United States risks dragging Europe into war as Gaullism grows. It notes Rusk’s Paris visit as a catalyst, urging Europe to break from NATO's integrated command and oppose U.S. actions in Asia. It frames Hanoi as the true wartime adversary and warns of escalating Western-Asian tensions.
NORTH BENNINGTON essays a festive meditation on the season's power to heal fatigue and soften tensions. It celebrates Christmas rituals, gifts, and shared moments, urging kindness and hope as the holiday magic endures beyond December.
A reader argues for better teen guidance and community gathering spaces. A juvenile judge cites lack of authority and modern permissiveness as factors, urging a middle ground between spare the rod and overindulgence. Churches offer free space for teen dances and clubs, presenting a civic challenge.
Readers urge Bennington leaders and parents to provide a single youth recreation center. The voices condemn street loitering and praise the YMCA while calling for a contemporary space for both boys and girls to have fun.
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