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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily Vermont newspaper published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington. It issues every day except Sundays and holidays.
President Johnson proposes a smaller foreign aid package omitting Vietnam with long delayed reforms. He would separate military from economic aid, authorize funds for five years, and focus on needy countries that can use aid effectively. Aid concentrates on 20 nations, with multilateral cooperation urged to address global poverty.
Downtown Bennington faces a parking shortage with two thirds of shoppers deeming facilities inadequate. Planners led by John C. Burdis propose expanding off street lots along Pleasant and Union Streets and building a traffic loop to ease congestion while preserving curbside parking for travelers.
Editor notes Dick Hollister will run for village president, ensuring a two man race. The Vermont House backs abolishing poll tax and transferring deer management to Fish and Game. Senators expected to approve both measures.
Senator George D. Aiken of Vermont, nicknamed the owl for measured caution, criticizes endless Viet Nam escalation and urges restraint. He denounces tax hikes tied to the war and questions McNamara’s manpower request while warning against election timing driving policy.
George Van Santvoord of Bennington-Montpelier writes the Banner mid session on legislation and fixes in Vermont. He notes House activity, measures on poll tax, day care licensing, and a deer herd plan, then outlines a personal highway stance for U.S. 7 including land surveys, four-lane goals, and bypass plans.
In a snowy Vermont narrative from January, the Snow Moon storm traps residents, blocks mailboxes, and closes Molly Stark Trail. The writer recounts neighbors rescued, mailmen braving road conditions, and townsfolk planning seed lists amid winter’s grip. A local assault on Harry Sherman shocks the community, underscoring fragile safety in the close old town.
A lighter side look at a National Labor Relations Board ruling that a penny a cup coffee price increase must be bargained with a union. Dissenters joke about bargaining over bathroom color and pool-table decor, imagining a future White House report on egg handling negotiations. The piece ends with a country weekly editor noting readers want to know who’s been caught.
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