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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Bennington area residents can take pride in 1967 gains. Mt Anthony Union High School was completed and opened, Bolles Brook water project began, a small public park emerged, and regional planning advanced. The year also saw the loss of BCHS and several notable citizens, plus disputes, recession signs, and neglected issues like downtown development and multiple governments. A fresh start is urged for 1968 with unified planning and new classrooms.
Editor notes that Jim Lonborg may miss next season if his skiing injury heals slowly and could face the Red Sox restricted list, meaning no pay on an existing 50,000 contract. The piece also humorously mentions spring blossoms indoors signaling a long wait for real spring. Also a quip references LBJ and a Family Weekly cartoon by Robert Orben.
A 1967 retrospective weighs future risks with 1968 hopes. The piece cites potential violence from black power and antiwar movements, the looming law and order issue, the dollar's fragility, and the Vietnam War as decisive factors. It notes possible shifts if coalition politics emerge and ponders Wallace's impact and global upheavals.
An opinion piece argues snow management dominates winter costs in southern Vermont. It contrasts poorly designed ski lodge driveways with well planned layouts by landscape architects, noting trees and boulders hinder plows, raising costs and damaging equipment. The author relays anecdotes about plow hazards and urges upfront, sturdy driveways to save money and ease plowing.
The piece argues that American resolve in Vietnam strengthens while peacenik pressure wanes after Johnson's trip. It labels McCarthy as soft-liner leader and frames antiwar claims as immoral propaganda. It notes the conflict between “peace” rhetoric and the ongoing combat with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces.
The column parodies Washington society's "beautiful people" who dress wittily, citing Maxine Cheshire and odd outfits, then shifts to President Johnson's Vatican trip. It notes the Pope’s bombing suspension request and wartime ethics, ending with a churchgoing anecdote from Burlington Free Press.
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