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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will adopt a staff report critical of the Defense Department arms export program. It argues the department and the armaments industry pursue expanded sales to countries that do not want or need them, citing West Germany and various Latin American nations. The report challenges the defense establishment’s asserted careful review and growth in sales as mere prosperity of allies.
A Vermont state Senate hearing laughs away Rep David Allen’s catamount protection bill arguing no wild cats exist in Vermont since 1881. The column condemns arms sales hypocrisy and urges Congress to curb Pentagon pressure while defending Vermont independence symbol catamounts.
The piece argues President Johnson misreads Soviet aims in Vietnam and Cuba policy. It notes Tha nat Rohman’s puzzlement at Washington, Castro’s Cuba sidelined from OAS talks, and reports Cuban missile activity witnessed by refugees. It questions implications of Cuban denuclearization in a Latin American summit.
Editor notes urge citizens to attend meetings and observe public business as the water board works on developing a new water source. BCHS Sabers cap perfect season with undefeated record, finishing number one in Southern Vermont League and aiming to repeat as state champions under coach Joe Bizzarro.
In a measured stance the Vermont House revised Rep Hollister's Vietnam resolution to avoid foreign policy debate. The General and Military Affairs Committee trimmed references to the Washington trip and Vietnam, urging lawmakers to focus on local matters and let Washington handle Far Eastern policy. The piece argues future humility in state discussions and praises restraint as the path to efficiency and civil harmony.
A February column praises Vermont lawmakers for broadening a protest rights resolution without naming Vietnam. The writer critiques antiwar demonstrations as prolonging the conflict, cites Lyndon Johnson’s presidency, contrasts bombers and doves, and urges examining Vietnam history including Dooley’s Deliver Us from Evil. He questions protest affiliations and urges honest reflection on France Vietnam history.
Unrest surfaces in both parties on Capitol Hill as Assembly Speaker Anthony Travia and Senate Democratic leader Joseph Zaretzki push for party line control. Kennedy forces upset. Rockefeller flexes GOP muscle while resisting higher school spending.
A sultan declares he will marry the tourist’s daughter and weighs a reward of her weight in diamonds. The tourist hesitates, joking that time is needed to fatten her up. The anecdote reflects playful humor from American Legion magazine and Family Weekly style about manners and etiquette.
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