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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The Bennington area faces a choice on the proposed four lane U S 7. While Rutland favors four lanes, local sentiment in Bennington is mixed with few organized groups. Officials say the $28.9 million bond could finance a four lane project from Pownal to Rutland, and editors urge county input to guide the Highway Department.
Editor notes defend Bennington civil defense work with shelters drills and a storage hospital at Putnam Memorial Hospital. New Mt Anthony Union High School principal Charles W Keir from Scotia New York and assistant Catherine Corcoran from North Bennington are welcomed. Gossip over hiring policies urged to stop. An elderly couple Charles and Mrs Jane Lee celebrate 68 years married as their quarter century together nears. A dog falls onto ice island in Walloomsac River but swims ashore unharmed.
The piece argues that Indonesia’s upheaval undermines the domino theory, noting a brutal crackdown on Communists after a coup, immense Soviet arms sales totaling about $1 billion, Indonesia’s $2.5 billion external debt, and a bankrupt economy under Sukarno. It links foreign adventurism to inflation and unrest, citing similar fates of Ben Bella and Nasser as cautionary examples. The article frames China’s waning influence and the supremacy of economic forces over ideology.
A New York column argues CBS chief Fred Friendly faced pressure over Viet Nam policy hearings and accuses the Johnson administration allies of bias while highlighting House hearings and witnesses such as Lane Rowe and Possony. The piece questions censorship, balance, and the motives behind CBS’s live coverage decisions.
The Banner letter writer argues House votes rushed on H24 med ium security prison bill. The bill, amended after a Friday passage, prompted controversy when a legislator switched sides. Sec 1 introduces a new correctional policy aligned with reform ideas, but is dense and easily skipped by representatives.
Elswyth Thane recounts the Mount Vernon preservation led by Ann Pamela Cunningham from 1853, detailing the funding and social context before and after the Civil War. While praised for research and end papers, the work relies heavily on regent correspondence and lacks floor plans or more restoration photos.
A Vermont reader blasts political meddling over U S 7 road improvements and a proposed new prison bill H24. He warns that party politics threaten progress and urges Senate scrutiny, citing sections on short-term treatment centers and youth confinement, with Montpelier note.
During a World War I air raid alert at a London theater actor-manager Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree rushed to warn his leading lady. He burst into her dressing room, she screamed, he stared in shock, and then shouted Take cover and fled, recalling his purpose.
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