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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays, produced by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Local leaders urge residents to mobilize for highway funding and a faster four lane U.S. 7, arguing state lawmakers may avoid bonds or tax hikes without strong public pressure. Bennington selectmen insist 1980 timing is unacceptable and call for a unified county stance at the Vermont Statehouse.
The Vermont district court system, effective March 1, will replace many municipal courts with full-time judges, reduce conflicts of interest, and remove political influence from judicial appointments. Governors will nominate district judges from a pool of lawyer nominees, while municipal judges lose private practice ties. Bennington notes that even strong judges would welcome nonpartisan qualification criteria and broader duties, calling the reform an impressive first step.
A reader from Bennington laments chronic highway cost overruns of over 280 million and argues that southern Vermont is neglected in state plans. He criticizes northern influence, calls for a southern gateway, and urges a transportation network to connect the southwest to the north, noting an outdated two lane Rutland artery.
A Bennington reader rails at southern Vermont’s highway priority, urging state legislators to address a two-lane U.S.7 upgrade and place Bennington on a modern funding plan. He warns the town risks becoming a southern gateway, urges strong advocacy for Rep. Caracciola and Rep. LeFevre, and predicts higher local turnout in March with citizens sending letters and cards to express views.
A 27 year old Australian woman seeks a pen pal in the United States to swap stamps including US for Australian Pacific or DDR Germany, plus postcards and country information. She notes a Vermont scenery interest after a employer’s US visit and wishes to correspond with someone from a similar small town background. Address: 155 Grandview Grove Reynella South Australia 5161 Australia.
Old Bennington reflects on Christmas history from pagan roots to modern Santa Claus. The piece traces holly and mistletoe, the Christmas tree, wassail, cards, and stamps, then contrasts religious origins with gift giving and commercialism. It notes Bennington’s economy tied to greeting cards and wrapping paper, and suggests preserving a Dec 6 Saint Nicholas celebration before returning to the religious meaning of Christmas.
The piece surveys subzero temperatures across Vermont with page variations from 17 to 20 below and notes Montpelier and St. Johnsbury saw severe cold while Bennington was milder. It endorses higher liquor and cigarette taxes as steady revenue for education and highways, opposes a ski ticket tax, and comments on behavior and public policy with brief quotations from Burlington Free Press Wall Street Journal and Family Weekly.
A reader cites a Banner photograph of Vernon construction workers pouring concrete for a nuclear plant base and compares potential radiation harms to Nazi camp atrocities. The letter cites a National Academy of Sciences warning that any radiation harms genes, and notes nine mile exclusion zones, nearby schools, and a $45 million 1968 safety budget.
A Burlington Free Press column reflects on Vermont public opinion surveys by the Vermont League of Women Voters and the Vermont Natural Resources Council. It laments slow action on overpopulation and resource depletion, warns of reduced freedom as crowding grows, and uses anecdotes about parking, access, and rising restrictions to illustrate changing liberties. The piece foresees a future where 200 to 800 million people face shrinking resources and questions why more preparation wasn’t undertaken.
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