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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont. It serves as the local daily newspaper for Bennington and surrounding areas with regional news and notices.
The piece argues that detente has reduced foreign aid, risking famine in India as the U S and Russia cut back. It urges maintaining aid despite politics, noting India faces food riots if Indira Gandhi’s government collapses. The author says Western countries should push Russians to contribute more while the U S sustains relief efforts.
Editor’s notes reflect holiday youth focus with Santa photos in Manchester and a pinata scene in Bennington. Morality and fashion trends provoke mild debate while Bennington merchants report a strong Christmas. a school expansion debate favors 24 classrooms over 21 to avert future overcrowding, costing less per unit now.
Nationally significant shift as New York Conservative party wins Row C from Liberals after final recount. Rockefeller and Javits face a changed balance of power as conservatives gain leverage in governor and convention dealings, signaling potential leverage over presidential ticket choices and Nixon’s looming strategy in New York.
An observer criticizes budget shifts toward state control of town welfare, arguing such moves will worsen degradation and dependency. He cites rural squalor as evidence that philanthropy erodes pride and that local overseers can aid without debasing citizens. He warns against federal funding strings and bureaucratic growth at expense of communities.
The Goldberg letter to U Thant prompts confusion over whether it asks for unconditional cease-fire talks. U S officials say it reflects no policy change, leaving readers to doubt whether Washington intends to withdraw from South Vietnam or overrule Gen Ky to parley with the Viet Cong. Obstacles to talks remain, with no sign of North Vietnamese infiltration halt or a bomb-based path to victory.
A reader cites FBI data showing 337000 boys under 18 arrested for major crimes last year and a 70 percent recidivism rate. The letter argues for new correction concepts, societal self-examination, and redirecting funds from space and war to rehabilitate troubled youth, signed by T Wesley Grady of Friends of Rehabilitation.
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