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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The Bennington community approved a regional high school bond amid a sizable margin, signaling a move to unite supporters and opponents. Directors of the Mt. Anthony Union School applaud the vote as confidence in long effort to resolve local education needs and plan future improvements.
The Air Force Academy and West Point face a reappraisal of their honor codes after a cheating scandal. The codes demand cadets not lie steal or cheat or tolerate others who do, forcing informers and creating conflicts with loyalty to comrades. A Columbia study links integrity to campus climate and prudent avoidance of tempting practices.
A playful critique of seed catalogs that promise miraculous yields and fantastical plants. The piece satirically catalogs absurd varieties and celebrity-named flora while noting practical tools and remedies, ending with the comfort of snow shading the garden and letting readers browse catalogs indoors.
Cartoonist Bill Mauldin travels to Viet Nam to provide on the spot, graphic coverage of American soldiers. The Banner will publish select Mauldin war cartoons from the field, plus a planned feature comparing Willie and Joe style images with modern Viet Nam fighting.
In Washington the Johnson administration shifts from foreign danger to domestic issues. The budget and messages outline a bold, integrated program for progressive reforms, touching race relations church and state, business confidence and the welfare state. The postwar era’s end means a move toward settling World War II’s unfinished business, with normal power realignments in Europe and Asia and a tempered U.S. role abroad.
Mrs Mabel Hohman of Bennington writes to The Banner arguing workers at the nine year old Tansitor Electronics plant enjoy stable raises, vacations, holidays, retirement plan, life insurance, sick benefits, break time, and no union dues, claiming labor laws protect the right not to organize. She states workers have no need for the union and that management relations are excellent.
President Johnson grapples with the costly farm price support system as officials weigh drastic cuts against political backlash. The White House faces clashes with the Agriculture Department and farm leaders over production controls and the future of price supports costing about $5 billion annually, with most aid going to fewer large farms.
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