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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. The notice sets out the newspaper’s publishing schedule and office address for readers and notices.
The State of the Union proposes a 6 percent income tax hike on individuals and corporations to fund Vietnam and anti poverty programs. The plan aims for temporary, simple collection but faces GOP resistance and questions about sufficiency, with reform options neglected in Congress since 1962.
Village trustees in Bennington discuss the required budget for the coming year to hire a competent police chief and maintain a good department. They urge transparency on salaries in comparable communities and propose presenting a clear cost for a strong force so taxpayers can decide, with blame or credit attached to their choice.
Washington argues the president’s tax increase is morally and politically justified to curb the deficit and deter cuts to civil programs. It notes economists’ doubts about rapid expansion and urges a reassessment of Great Society welfare drives, stressing local governance flaws and limited war aims.
Burlington Free Press condemns the trend toward secrecy in state county and city matters in Vermont. The piece argues the public has a right to information and warns officials against secret sessions, stressing accountability and the primacy of public interest over officials' sensitivities.
A collection of brief quotations from David Ogilvy, Rep. Arthur Gibb, Dr. Sidney L. Werkman, and Yevgeny Yevtushenko. Topics cover advertising impact, air pollution control, life prospects, and intergenerational dynamics. Each quote reflects stance on public policy, personal success, and societal change.
A letter from a reader criticizes a Boston Sunday Herald magazine piece on poverty in Vermont. The writer ridicules the poverty argument tying it to Ray Kelley and his supposed income, and mocks the concept of a mandatory necktie for anti poverty workers. He references Oscar Lewis and La Vida, contrasting urban slums with Vermont poverty claims. He argues skepticism toward poverty narratives and ties.
The column contrasts Mao era Red Guards and Liu Shao-chi’s confession with Stalinist show trials, noting Mao seems less in control, internal factional struggles, Taiwan reports of four power blocs, and risks if Mao fails to consolidate during the Cultural Revolution amid China’s food deliveries and the looming Vietnam War.
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