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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Opinion urges Bennington County legislators to back the governor’s four lane U S 7 highway program, condemning secret compromises by Regional Highway Council officials in Montpelier. It argues the $34 million bond is affordable, delays threaten a modern highway, and emergency fixes on Death Valley U S 7 are needed now.
Editor notes praise the Bendi Band directed by Paul Williams for a fine concert on Wednesday. The varied program featured skilled instrumentalists, a new trio, majorettes, and color guard. All participants earned well deserved plaudits. Jerry Fenn’s Montpelier report notes Vermont legislators favor a proposed medium security facility with up-to-date rehabilitation, long overdue in Vermont.
North Bennington and Arlington duel tonight in the Molly Stark League with a share of the championship at stake if either side wins. Coach Bob Nolan has steered the inexperienced North Bennington Governor team far from an opening Berlin loss as the Eagles chase a third straight league crown. High school notes include a dress code debate sparked by administrators and a columnist take on curiosity in civic life.
The Honolulu declaration signals continued U S war aims in Vietnam with no clear path to negotiated peace Gen Ky rejects field negotiations and the pundit argues for a limited war strategy over holding enclaves Critics warn that mainland victory is unlikely for a Western power and suggest seeking a wiser alternative to the ongoing Southeast Asia commitment.
The piece contrasts Gunnar Myrdal’s optimistic view of Sweden’s welfare state with Alfred Zanker’s harsher assessment in U.S. News and World Report. It summarizes Myrdal’s claims of full employment medical care and free schooling against Zanker’s statistics on rising crime youth crime ages 14 15 and widespread venereal disease, arguing readers must judge which account reflects reality.
Letters to The Banner purport to critique women’s continuing education and a Bennington College proposal while defending women’s ambitions and balancing family life. A Bennington College professor challenges the reductive view of smart women and argues education benefits families and society. Additionally, a local critic questions representative Van Santvoord’s highway stance, and a cat owner thanks locals for aiding a missing pet found near Lake Raponda. A club recalls Jimmy Walker’s famed remark and notes a digest of club literature.
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