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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Gov Hoff unveils a tax program to finance the state education aid formula at a special session. He warns against a sales tax while urging pay as you go budgeting and a study of government operations before any broad tax overhaul. Legislative resistance centers on how to raise funds and whether a sales tax is needed.
Washington editorial notes President Johnson's State of the Union prompts a six month push on civil rights tax cuts and social security medical care. It discusses Humphrey Mansfield and party dynamics, likely opposition in the Senate, and the challenge of breaking congressional inertia.
At a regular meeting the Bennington Rod and Gun Club debated Battenkill River classifications from West Arlington to the state line with a C rating proposed for part of the stream and a B rating for most of its Vermont course. Members also floated a five trout limit to protect future fishing and conservation-minded discussion continued with Camp Comash memories from Sucker Pond and early logs dating to 1930 highlighting camp origins and notable attendees.
Comment notes a two dollar Contrary Opinion calendar by James L. Fraser that satirizes investor folly through monthly vignettes. It cites 19th and early 20th century financial events, from Rothschild misprints to bank failures, stock crashes, and famous swindles, framing them as warnings to investors.
A Letter to the Editor critiques current tax assessment methods and suggests replacing selling price with replacement value, proposing cubic measurement to eliminate inequalities. The piece also quotes Eva Le Gallienne on acting as a fresh, honest portrayal in repertory theatre.
The Wall Street Journal confirms mail-order catalogs pushed 1963 sales past 1.4 billion in nine months, up 9 percent from 1962, boosting plans for a Berkshire mill site by Gilmore Rudnick as agents interview hundreds of applicants. Sears Roebuck and other giants expand catalogs while convenience and price drive renewed growth in mail order retail nationwide.
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