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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
President Johnson in a State of the Union speech asserts the nation can fund a great society at home while pursuing goals abroad in Vietnam. He notes no peace breakthrough yet and offers to negotiate, warns the war may last years, and details domestic programs including civil rights measures, urban renewal, transportation, and reforms to the Taft Hartley Act.
The reassembled Congress opens with Republicans facing opportunities and dangers. They may gain seats from Democrats next November while seeking to trim Great Society welfare programs, amid pressures from Vietnam war costs. The GOP should avoid opportunism and maintain a steady, cautious approach for the new session.
In a column urging caution on Taft Hartley Act 14B repeal, the author argues New York transit boss Mike Quill has blocked any Senate momentum. He notes growing public need for reliable subway service and predicts middle class voters will resist law changes that would force union memberships, risking more inconvenience if 14B is repealed.
The Bennington planning commission recommends voters consider joining a countywide regional planning program only if Shaftsbury Arlington Pownal and Manchester also participate. The note references a Banner item on Sukarno expelling reporters and hints at a protest by the Bennington Grannies against a rural school board view on ankle length granny dresses and educational impact.
A fireman with ample experience, Norm Turgeon, was elected Rural fire chief this week, succeeding Ted DesLaurier who served since 1958. The editorial notes the position will limit Turgeon’s free time but expects a rewarding tenure.
Washington writer Dick West offers a humorous take as Congress prepares to return, musing on poetry and the idea of an annual pork barrel bill. The piece blends literary allusion with observations about politics and vacation thoughts, framing a lighthearted forecast for the season ahead.
Letters to the Banner discuss the cardinal as the aristocratic bird while quoting Abe Fortas on judicial self discovery. The text cites a Yale Law Review piece attributing Fortas as a newly appointed U.S. Supreme Court justice and a gynecologist comment by Dr Sprague Gardiner on contraception.
A longtime observer details a shared feeding ground for a male and female red bird, noting a three new males and one female this winter. He recalls historic water-collection methods, a colonial farmhouse, and a stone well base as the backdrop for a preferred feeder, with sunflowers and berries as staples. Local mentions include Williamstown and Pownal, Vermont, and Bennington area questions.
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