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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Editorial notes Gov. Hoff's second inaugural addresses a sweeping plan for legislative action, with reapportionment as the top priority under the court's one man one vote ruling. It endorses regionalization for local administration, education, tax assessment, planning, development, and courts, while noting a delayed push on town and state aid highways.
The governor outlines major goals including a 4 million dollar two year boost in state aid to public schools with 1 million for curriculum improvement or union school incentives. He proposes a new Department of Labor, bonds for outdoor recreation facilities, and state guaranteed loans to support private colleges. He backs local industrial development and urges an active legislative session to address economy and education needs.
Michigan State University president John A. Hanna argues at a Michigan Education Association meeting that a rigid 12-year compulsory schooling goal ignores varied mental capacities. He says schools risk becoming custodial institutions if kept at that standard and urges public debate on their true educational role.
A Washington column denounces foreign aid as abused by regimes like Egypt and Malaysia. It criticizes U S policy for not demanding enough, argues for stricter conditions, and urges President Johnson to bring aid home from anti Western governments. It cites Pakistan and India as examples of hostile rhetoric toward U S assistance.
Washington UPI reports a writer mapped a walk from the Senate office building to the Rayburn building, noting corridors ramps and tunnels. The journey covered about one and a half miles with five staircases and future tunnel plans. no ferries or dog sleds planned.
In Old Bennington a Tuesday morning column reflects on President State of the Union proposals and the Vermont legislature's upcoming sessions in Montpelier, criticizing apportionment debates and noting the daily national mood. Edith Hamilton cites Athens as the true democratic model and warns that freedom requires public responsibility and self governance.
The Bennington County Agricultural Agent argues milk prices will stay stable for five years, while steel price hikes rise and farmers face higher costs for tractors and equipment. The piece traces dairy price control history in New York’s milkshed, highlights the Dillon account of the Milk Fight of 1916, and notes Vermont agriculture remains a major local employer amid a shift toward industrial farming.
A humorous old guide recalls a distant hunt, boasting of a buck shot at long range with rock salt to preserve meat until he could reach it. The tale, told around the campfire among hunters, captures rustic bravado and rough spelling in Good Morning style.
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