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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Walter Lippmann argued war reporting in Vietnam shows one side of events due to battlefield constraints. A Hanoi dispatch by Harrison Salisbury contradicted U.S. claims, prompting Defense Department admissions about civilian casualties and eroding trust in official statements.
The Vermont readers recall Pablo Casals, age ninety, for his cultural contributions including Marlboro summer music sessions. The column touches on Vermont winter driving mishaps, GOP tensions in Woodstock over Rep. Reid Lefevre, and hopes for Bennington Senior Citizens Club to secure federal aid for a meeting space. It notes Bennington grand list reappraisal impacts, MAUHS basketball’s hot stretch, and a potential Bennington vs. Southern Vermont League showdown next year.
In a New York editorial tone the piece argues for ending government farm controls as surpluses vanish. It notes Russian and Chinese wheat moves, tells of farmers shifting to livestock and milo, and cites Farm Bureau objections to price supports. It suggests Johnson’s administration may gain from returning to free market policies.
The column proposes a decade long New Year resolution for Bennington to pursue beautification projects inspired by communities that transformed vacant lots into playgrounds and dumps into botanic gardens. It cites Keep America Beautiful and The Sears Roebuck Foundation awards as motivators and urges citizen government collaboration, potential federal funds, and a 1977 goal to win the Keep America Beautiful Community Award.
The piece argues that farm programs fail to help urban consumers by raising taxes through subsidies and reducing sales of manufactured goods to farmers. It critiques a government stockpile as unnecessary bureaucracy and notes Mr. Shuman’s claim that private trade can sustain ample reserves without a government arsenal.
The piece spotlights Robert H. Finch, California lieutenant governor-elect, as a pivotal Republican figure who could shape national strategy and Reagan administration policy. It notes his 1966 California landslide win, Nixon-era training, and likely central role in party unity and urban politics as the East-West media gap widens.
A young man seeking a London police job answered a question about calming a hostile crowd with the reply to take up a collection. The remark appeared in the International Teamster gossip column.
Washington reports a humorous opinion piece by Dick West about Texans fearing Louisiana might build a larger domed stadium than the Astrodome in Houston. The column riffs on regional pride, historic rivalries, and shifts from Hertz to Avis as symbols of Texas pride, ending with the elder West fearing competition from Louisiana.
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