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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
Opponents charge regional school district consolidation by law is tyrannical removing voters from decision making and violates Vermont’s tradition of local control. They argue larger units distance citizens from government and reduce voice, insisting the current town based system should remain intact despite broader reform efforts.
Foes call regionalism tyrannical while supporters argue town borders are blurring. Vermont towns share interests in highways and schools, and regional political mergers could improve administration without weakening government. Two heads are better than one, proponents say.
Cyprus President Makarios rejects a U S British proposal for a NATO peace keeping force and urges United Nations Security Council action to prevent Turkish invasion while stressing risks of Soviet involvement and potential partition as clashes continue.
A Burlington Free Press opinion piece laments a surge of new pipe smokers after the surgeon general's report. It contrasts seasoned pipe enthusiasts with new entrants who smoke casually and struggle with packing and tamping, predicting the newcomers will abandon pipes for cigarettes as old loyalties fade.
The author critiques U S foreign policy under Johnson, arguing the State Department relies on unexamined premises and failed boycott schemes against China Cuba and the Soviet Union. He warns that allies refuse alignment, and that postwar assumptions about global power block essential reforms to avoid ongoing failures worldwide.
Vermont readers urged to study Peter Blake's God's Own Junkyard a large photo book accusing leaders of private gain and urging action to preserve scenery. The reviewer links the work to state policy, constitutional rights, and the danger of unchecked private property and outdoor advertising. The text also discusses international crises and nuclear tensions as context for domestic urgency.
Tyler Resch reviews Janson and Eismann Strang political psychosis The Far Right for Bennington and Shaftsbury noting authors link extremism to propaganda and define groups like John Birch Society and Billy James Hargis. The piece traces history from Know-Nothings to McCarthyism and concludes the far right falters against reason though its appeal persists.
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