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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. The notice lists ownership and contact details for the regional newspaper.
The editorial attacks Robert G. Baker for seven counts of tax evasion fraud and larceny involving nearly $100 000 in campaign gifts and inflated income tax returns. It argues the case exposes broader ethics failures, noting reform efforts show little sign of expanding beyond this single indictment. It warns the same power structures remain, with the reform movement stalled.
The piece argues executive donations from California savings and loan leaders and contracts with Baker while he did Senate work show ongoing conflicts of interest. It laments no action against lawmakers themselves and calls for a comprehensive ethics code to bar conflicts of interest in Congress.
A reader rebuttal questions The Banner editorial the Court Expands Freedom arguing the 1949 Fienberg Law was challenged previously in 1952 and upheld, and warns that treaties may erode constitutional rights by taking precedence over state and federal laws, citing a quoted example.
Vermont readers urged to adopt Maple Sugar Time in Old Vermont as official state song. It celebrates maple sugar industry and Vermont scenery with skiing, four seasons, and rustic romance, noting the song’s 1948 popularity and recent revival by WRGB-TV. The letter argues adoption would boost state identity and industry and cites other states’ official songs.
Letter to The Banner cites Archibald MacLeish and a New York Times piece arguing the Vietnam war offers no clear victory or defeat. It calls anti communism a failed policy, urges reframing the conflict, and promotes a return to a higher purpose rooted in the 1776 revolution to renew American action.
Editor notes optimism for a real Battle of Bennington celebration next summer with a $2,000 appropriation for the Bennington Fire Department. The piece also cites editorials on Hoover, regional planning debates, television quality worries, a public school meeting, and satirical lines from papers in Burlington and Chicago.
Mrs. Fred Keppler of Bennington denounces Alan Sophria's New Ways to Promote Population Control in The Banner. She argues for increased food resources and faith driven procreation, condemning anti-love songs and Planned Parenthood imagery as dangerous.
Rebecca Stickney from Bennington College guided a visiting Englishwoman through the Bennington Museum and Barbara Beechers on Bank Street. The trip highlighted early American furniture, quilts, and Bennington pottery, including brown glass and parian vases, with staff offering helpful identifications. The museum closes for winter, reopening March 1, welcoming 60,000 yearly visitors and travelers from California to Hawaii.
A Washington space expert returning from the USSR reports leaders there hinted at a major advance. The guess is an orbiting manned space platform, timed amid NASA’s budget pressures and the Cape Kennedy disaster. Public promises of a moon race seem less certain as planners weigh taxes and urban needs.
The piece argues that the Soviet Union appears to be advancing in space weaponry and other critical fields, challenging high level beliefs about world leadership. It suggests such gains may stem from totalitarian pressures on individuals, with explanations deemed irrelevant.
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