This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont. It does not publish on Sundays and holidays.
A post round-the-world trip report by Sen. Mansfield and colleagues including George D. Aiken concludes that conquest or quick victory is unlikely. It warns that escalating both sides will intensify civilian hardship, widen the war, and strain alliances, urging gradual de escalation and a patient path to cease fire and negotiations.
Rep Kenalene Collins and Windham County lawmakers plan to press Gov Hoff to add Vermont 9 to the highway construction acceleration program. An amendment to Hoff's bill is under consideration. The editor notes U S 7 remains top priority while Vermont awaits improvements. A Beech Street Extension farmhouse fire displaced 16 people. Red Cross aids families and 12 children seek clothing. Bennington firefighters battled sub zero conditions for six hours. Anonymous letters attack Gov Hoff. a Burling ton writer signs as Loyal Vermont Democrat but remains unnamed. Christmas street decorations on Putnam Square were removed by firemen after being displayed early.
Washington denounces a global drive to frame the Viet Nam conflict as a race war led by Chinese Communists. The piece condemns the campaign as a deliberate lie, noting civilian casualties and urging civil rights leaders to oppose SNCC’s stance and John Lewis’s draft status change.
A Searsburg resident muses on why Vermonters stay or leave, praising Vermont's beauty and simplicity. Carol Conway discusses choosing Vermont for teaching and life, while observing birds at a winter feeder and the calm of the Green Mountains. The piece closes with a spark of spring hope as seed catalogs arrive.
Rev Lawrence Larr ow e writes to counter petitions urging a Vermont church leader to withdraw support for the VIM project led by Ted Seaver in Jackson Mississippi. He calls the signature drive a John Birch style tactic, urging the leader to ignore smear campaigns and misrepresentation and noting a prior refusal to a moratorium request.
A UNICEF acknowledgment expresses deep gratitude for support given last fall on behalf of the United Nations Children's Fund. Victor de Keyserling, director, notes the helpers have a personal stake in UNICEF's Nobel Peace Prize and extends appreciation from the United States Committee for UNICEF in New York.
Jimmy Breslin notes a provocative UN incident led by Karoly Csatorday, Hungarian Communist head of the U.N. Political Committee, who used Chinese language to acknowledge Taiwan envoy Yuechi Hsueh. Hsueh protested the biased procedure, and Csatorday sought to expunge the exchange. The piece links this to broader Communist favoritism in the U.N. and cites later remarks on Csatorday’s ambitions.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.