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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1964
Page
4
Bennington Banner details ownership and mailing address. The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Editorial notes the Department of Public Safety biennial report shows a 19 percent rise in major crimes in the state, led by larceny burglary and auto theft. It cites a shift from single strikes to multiple offenses, with criminals committing several burglaries before stopping. Calls for more officers and centralized police information.
The article notes a winter lull between Christmas and New Year for fishing and hunting, with ice fishing on Lake Champlain in the Orwell area improving and advice on safety. It covers beaver season opening January 9 1965, rod and gun club meetings with Montana hunting slides, and Vermont Fish and Game Department plans to stock two and a half million trout and salmon eggs in 1965, aiming to stock fingerlings to satisfy anglers while promoting conservation and a better sportsman mindset.
The Kennett Square News and Advertiser and Chewelah Independent comment on the need for a formal procedure to transfer power if the president is incapacitated. They favor a written consent mechanism for acting presidency and cabinet approval if certifying president cannot, plus a clear succession path for a vacancy in the vice presidency. They urge Congress to act promptly.
The piece questions General Khanh’s shift against the United States and hints at a link to neutralist groups. It warns against quick bombing as a path to victory, arguing there is no simple solution in South Vietnam and that defining non victory as defeat is a trap.
Washington Report analyzes the House leadership fight as Rep. Gerald Ford challenges Charles Halleck for the top Republican post. Ford runs on youth and new broom rhetoric, while Halleck defends a long, tough leadership, with party factions using the dispute to distance themselves from Goldwater’s 1964 defeat. The struggle mirrors a 1949 Taft reshuffle and lacks a coordinating president to press Halleck’s side.
Washington column notes federal action by the FTC on the assembly required toys and warns of dangerous holiday construction. A humorous plea laments unassembled gifts and suggests workers organizing for better safety and compensation, while other quips touch on state secrecy and poolside perils at parties.
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