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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The CIA secretly funded the National Student Association for more than a decade, up to 200000 dollars annually, to counter foreign influence. The NSA and its 300 affiliated colleges were unaware it acted as a CIA arm, prompting calls for open funding and stronger oversight.
Washington's Harold Wilson argues that a cease fire is essential for any Vietnam peace talks. He suggests suspending bombing in the North in exchange for a Soviet-backed conference, aligning policy with past pledges and the Baltimore address. The piece weighs military reciprocity versus a broader cease-fire and political negotiations.
A lively letter page threads a quarrel over education funding quotes and cultural digs, with mentions of Gerald Raftery Alan Sophrin and Jim McCabe. It critiques Vermont billboard hearings, Bromley Ski Area’s closure risk, and a clash over dialects and “Whisting in the Dark” music.
Editor notes strong sentiment for converting Bennington Village into a city. Petitioners seek a warning article at the annual meeting to authorize trustees to pursue a city form. Several trustees back the idea, echoed by local lawyer Reuben Levin in 1957. Diane Niles of Pownal wins first prize in the Lions peace essay contest, with promise of broader competition.
A Jan 14 table in the Essex Junction Vermont edition compares 1966 67 per pupil school costs 564 to overall annual relief 1800 and prison 2690. It argues educated people obtain better jobs and less crime, noting rising education costs but lower long term welfare and rehabilitation spending. The piece invites readers to consider funding education at all levels.
The Washington County News editor Lowry Bowman, ex Damascus Blade lad, touts a satirical report from the Stonewall Institute for Nonessential Studies on bed safety. The piece alleges no bed standards, universal accessibility across states, and odd sleeping attire issues, prompting shots at regulations and industry pressure.
Congressman Robert T. Stafford outlines aims for a permanent Select Committee on Standards and Conduct, votes on Powell case, and introduces bills to give federal status to National Guard technicians, a flat private aircraft import fee, farmer marketing rights, workforce training incentives, and Naval Academy Board expansion. He notes party balance in Congress and budget pressures including Vietnam costs.
A boy bursts into a drugstore shouting his father is hanging by his pants legs from barbed wire. The druggist asks if help is needed and the boy clarifies he wants another roll of film for his camera. The note comes from The American Legion Weekly.
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