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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1965
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.
The piece argues that expanding federal programs outpaced local contact and guidance, leaving towns and cities feeling ignored. Senator Kennedy warns Washington focuses on saving money, while communities need practical help and direct information to address local needs like schools and water supplies.
A Bennington meeting with federal official James Wood reveals officials unfamiliar with federal aid programs and long overdue communication gaps between federal, state, and local governments. The piece argues for Congress to brief local leaders on laws and funds, noting a 1965 mental health center grants program and risks of growing federal reach eroding public confidence.
Katzenbach urged a national system of legal first aid for the poor and a new profession of advocates. Boston's Action for Boston Community Development, with Ford Foundation support, pioneers an inter professional approach to extend legal services to the indigent before crime.
The article notes deep rifts in both parties at the start of the new congressional year. Republicans in both chambers struggle to adapt after a landslide defeat, while Democrats face internal tensions and battles over leadership and policy. It contrasts GOP infighting around Halleck and Kuchel with Dixiecrats Williams and Watson backing Goldwater, and highlights Mansfield and Fulbright facing independence on foreign aid.
In December 1964 license renewals expire and town clerks urge renewals before venturing out. The column also covers holiday gear, reloading plans, a book review, trout losses in Paran Creek, thaw effects on rabbit and ice fishing, gear restocking, rifle stock work, and an American Heart Association hunting safety reminder. A Bennington Rod and Gun Club meeting is noted at the Fish Hatchery next Monday at 8 p.m.
A humorous column reports on rumors of pine trees changing sex and notes scientists and pine ecologists debunk such claims. It describes conifers as possessing both male and female parts in one plant and explains grafting as a method to produce superior pines amid genetic research.
National affairs column outlines the high stakes of reapportionment as Congress nears session. Senator George D. Aiken warns that urban political machines could gain control of legislatures, shifting tax and spending power. Supreme Court rulings push equal population-based districting for both state houses, risking rural underrepresentation and fiscal shifts affecting farms and schools. A constitutional amendment is proposed but faces partisan obstruction.
Two psychiatrists share an elevator daily with the tall man going to the tenth floor and the short man to the fifth. Each day the shorter man spits on the taller, who says nothing. When asked why, the taller replies that it is the shorter man’s problem, not his.
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