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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
A contrast in U.S. world views unfolds between J Edgar Hoover's attack on campus unrest as Communist plots and George Kennan's Senate remarks arguing that the Communist world has fragmented. Kennan cautions against blanket labels and calls for adapting policy to new realities, while Hoover sticks to old cliches. The piece weighs Kennan's thoughtful approach against Hoover's knee jerk nationalism in 1967.
Vermont faces a surge of private or questionable schools and proposed legislative responses while Berkshire County forms a regional committee to aid evaluation. Massachusetts weighs private school bills as state education officials call for a study. Shaftsbury, Vermont, battles inflation and taxes amid road upkeep costs. The John Birch Society hosts open meetings in Vermont with McManus denouncing civil rights advocates as Communist-backed.
A government official item quotes Secretary Wirtz urging clearer public messaging. The humorous, idiomatic speech uses many expressions like toe hold, nose on your face, shoulder to the grindstone, and head out of the clouds to stress straight talk.
An op ed argues new signs from China and Indonesia create openings for diplomacy to end the Vietnam War. It proposes a negotiated settlement with provisional separate Vietnams and a long term U.S. military enclave, likening it to a Guantanamo solution to stabilize after a conflict.
North Bennington essay recounts a lifelong observer’s humorous pet chronicles from a German shepherd to rabbits, field mice and a Dalmatian. The piece notes the jet set’s King Charles spaniel trend while contrasting practical pet duties in ordinary homes. It ends with a reflection that loving both people and pets still binds owner and animal alike.
New York report notes Milton Shaw urged a slowdown in new atomic plants but utilities push ahead. Nuclear generation stations will exceed 50 in the United States, supplying about 28 million kilowatts. The industry expects to save 80 million tons of coal annually by using fissionable materials.
A letter criticizes a tourist bureau plan for 32 square foot directional signs on Vermont primary highways. The writer urges lawmakers to protect scenic beauty and suggests federal standards could guide road signage on primary routes. A Berkshire Rural Civic Association executive director advocates support for a Massachusetts Turnpike interchange and Route 8 improvements near Becket, urging readers to write papers and organize a Boston visit. The piece also discusses coal industry shifts, possible canal revival, and the tension between rail and atomic energy in national energy strategy.
In Montpelier a House Natural Resources Committee hearing revealed ski areas Killington Bromley seek billboard controls with exemptions. Bromley attorney admits signs violate law and asks for special provision to add more. Burr Vail says elimination could shut Bromley down and brushes off sign makers’ protests. The editorial urges committee to see through such threats.
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