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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The Hoff administration seeks to streamline executive agencies but faces priorities on highways housing and taxes. With a GOP majority eager for election gains the 14 week session may sideline reform though bipartisan work on bills exists and a longer session could allow full consideration of the administration’s proposals.
Editors note the holiday binge ends as snow piled up and taxes loom, with a brief basketball disappointment for MAUHS as BCHL had earlier defeats to Rutland before a potential rematch. The piece reflects on resuming duties and hopes for renewed rational behavior in the new year.
Vermont ski areas faced limited natural snow amid an early thaw yet locals enjoyed a strong New Year and hope for a deep winter. Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. won a state permit with cooling towers to curb thermal pollution along the Connecticut River. The state will require an environmental monitoring system and prompt reporting of radiological issues, though questions remain about potential radioactive discharges and proper safeguards.
A Boston writer surveys future visions through 1985 and beyond. He envisions limited nuclear war, then a move toward world policing by century's end, moon visits yielding little wonder, growing orbital traffic, and space stations used for monitoring. Despite crowding, his scenario foresees widespread science sharing and regional economic blocs shaping global power.
The passage surveys Reagan’s televised press conference persona as forthright and sincere. It cites Julius Duscha’s New York Times Magazine appraisal and then expands into a forecast by Tom Wicker of America in 1985, envisioning computerization, centralization, social change, and rising elite cohorts shaping policy, race dynamics, and moral codes amid riots and reform.
A rambling Vermont winter column laments sky high fuel and car troubles while recalling past winters. The author contrasts snow burdens with bygone auto freedom, laments dependence on buses and plows, and muses that Minnesota winters drive some into politics. Nostalgia softens the grumpiness as the piece ends noting Minnesota politicians left for warmer winters.
Joseph J. Caracciola urges an investigation into Vermont highway cost estimates, warning of a Great Discrepancy in figures that may include White River Junction and Newport interchange projects. He cites rising traffic danger, regional travel needs, and vows to unite Rutland Addison Chittenden and Windham counties to press representatives for answers.
The Brandon Training School extends heartfelt thanks to the general public for the Christmas program. Donations of money and gifts brought immense pleasure to 675 residents, with staff noting remarkable quantity and quality of support and a few requests fulfilled. Superintendent Raymond M Mulcahey signs the note.
Shaftsbury condemns politicians touring Vietnam as cynical and hypocritical publicity seekers. He says such visits exploit the war for presidential nomination rhetoric and urges the State Department to stop issuing passports to political tourists and the press to withhold publicity.
A minister, called while making a visit, fought off a vicious bulldog with a stick. The dog's owner accused him, but the preacher shrugged, noting the dog was wagging his tail, not approaching with that end. The notice appears in the Burlington Free Press and Cartersville Bartow Herald.
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