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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1967
Page
4
Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The editorial argues a new 24 classroom elementary school is essential as Bennington's district grows. It cites 18 classrooms short this year and rising gaps through 1970, urging bond approval of 83582,? first publication tone reflects local citizen committee findings, stressing quality education and avoiding rented rooms.
Bennington selectmen rightly include three sewer extension articles in the warning. The editors urge annual service improvements and note heavy state and federal aid makes extensions attractive. They reference First Selectman Higgins and the Green Acres line not on March ballots, call for future action, and lament delays in the master plan publication and housing projects.
A news editorial argues that both sides in Vietnam show signals favoring a negotiated settlement with no clear victory for either. It reviews risks of cease-fire, the limits of unconditional surrender, and the growing influence of Beijing and Moscow on Hanoi, concluding that a negotiated peace is the only sensible path given mutual constraints and global balance.
In a Montpelier column the author defends pursuing truth and human values over romanticized pasts. He rebuts critics who accuse him of nostalgia, notes the use of Miniver Cheary as a straw figure, and vows to expose false values while living in the present and opposing the grand lie of progress.
Manchester Superintendent Neile Cross urges readers to vote yes on a proposed Union Junior High District for Manchester Dorset Peru and Sunderland. The measure would authorize a formal study begun in 1965 66 to assess centralizing grades 7 9 with a possible expansion to include other towns while avoiding an immediate bond vote.
Fred Woops of Rutland argues against raising age limits for motorcycle racing. He notes an 11l-year-old death was misreported and supports strict track age regulations but opposes a general under 18 ban. He cites AMA practices and urges fair rules without depriving youths of sport.
Ralph E. Flanders of the Vermont Roadside Council reports the Vermont Supreme Court has postponed ruling on the Shaftsbury billboard case. Two questions are whether rescinding a local ordinance by popular vote is legal and whether state zoning can regulate billboards. The council urges separate rulings to guide further legislation.
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