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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Editorial notes growing optimism over Vietnam talks as diplomats from the United States, Soviet Union, and others hurry between capitals on secret missions. Pope Paul VI elevates peace bid, pledging effort to push a truce and potential peace conference. Washington and Hanoi show willingness to concessions to end the war, with a lull in bombing ordered by the U.S.
The piece notes dwindling optimism for peace in Vietnam with no demand for immediate U.S. troop withdrawal. It cites North Vietnamese needs for concessions, possible Viet Cong role in a freely elected South Vietnam, ongoing ground fighting, and regional spillover risks. South Vietnamese officials demand total victory, and the Pope’s wish for a swift ending is echoed.
A Rutgers study cites low pay and run conditions for state legislators, noting New York pays top annual salaries while several states rely on daily rates or session limits. The piece compares compensation, expense rules, and leadership pay, warning influence shifts toward federal power threaten state autonomy. It cites possible lessons from Alexis de Tocqueville about central control.
Regional planning proposals for Bennington County encounter funding disputes as Bennington and Manchester, the largest towns, debate paying full county shares for plans already underway. Questions arise on duplicative work, federal funding implications, and whether Burdis’s local plan can be integrated. A state consult is due next month.
A local editor urges a veterans group to locate Col Sears’s grave and send a photo to a Texas boy seeking proof his forefather died defending freedom. The note lauds Green Mountain heritage and hopes the photo will soon arrive. The YMCA’s Leonard J. Black praises 23 years of holiday relief work by the Community Welfare Committee and its predecessors.
In a debate over Salisbury's white regime, the piece argues for basic civility toward Ian Smith's government while emphasizing the need to maintain human dignity and avoid fueling regional chaos. It supports Wilson's more pragmatic policy but condemns unconditional support, urging restraint and measured action to prevent upheaval in Southern Africa.
A reflective piece on Rhodesia's unilateral 1965 declaration of independence and the differing views of Britain and Rhodesia. It portrays Prime Minister Ian Smith with complexity, noting his past wartime service for Britain and arguing for a nonviolent, negotiated path forward while highlighting the human costs for those involved.
A Texas reader asks for a simple snapshot of Col Sears’s grave marker in Bennington Vermont to show his nine year old son the cost of freedom. The letter contrasts American pride with lingering racial prejudice and urges equal rights and kindness. The writer recalls a Vermont vacation that bonded a family, ending with a thanks to Vermont communities. It closes with a light humor cartoon line about a doctor and pulse.
A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee review alleges a Peace Corps volunteer in Brazil lifted a pig in an improper manner. Rep. Gross cites a photo of Ronald Trostle handling the pig, while Man kiewicz defends the technique. Trostle says the pig was awake and trousers remained intact. An independent fact-finding report on pig lifting is promised.
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