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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1966
Page
4
Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The transit strike ends after 12 days leaving many workers stranded and businesses harmed. Wages gained are praised by unions but critics say the disruption weakens labor's public image and bolsters federal intervention talk. Wider calls for Section 14B repeal and emergency federal powers gain momentum in Congress and with President Johnson.
The piece weighs the Tashkent meeting and Kosygin’s mediation as signs of possible peace amid ongoing conflict between Pakistan and India. It argues real peace requires proximity and realism, criticizes American globalist policy, and stresses the geography of power shaping foreign policy. It warns that the path ahead remains troubled and that peaceful outcomes depend on those closest to the dispute.
LANDGROVE HEARD ON THE radio Jan 5 over WCRB William Winter in Accent on Health discussed the 1665 London plague and the rosy loaded with posies. He argued modern science cannot cure all human ills, urging a spiritual reform for lasting peace instead of mere tech progress. He warned against equating war with a tangible disease and called for a shift in mindset.
Editor notes two letters reference a petition tied to the Vermont in Mississippi VIM project and its church supporters. Circulated in North Bennington and Shaftsbury, the petition prompts calls for public explanation. Readers seek local housing demand details and income brackets for proposed elderly housing, plus unification and highway board appointments amid broader highway program debates.
The Rutland Herald argues for turning deer herd management to the Fish and Game Department after repeated legislative resistance. It notes deer distribution across Vermont skews representation, arguing that lawmakers should represent people, not land or trees, and favor depoliticizing wildlife management to the appropriate agency. The Burlington Free Press adds a social aside about modern family dynamics.
Rev JORDAN D COLE of Schuylerville NY argues that reasoned action, not force, is needed in Vietnam. He cites Beard and Hiroshima lessons and criticizes the President's approach, asserting Vietnam’s unification must reflect historical forces and not external coercion.
A stark assertion that attempts to force action are doomed as reality asserts itself. The speaker warns of an impending reckoning that cannot be delayed any longer.
Manchester Center physician Dr Clifford Harwood defends support for Lyndon Johnson policies on Vietnam and the Dominican Republic and distances himself from petitions linked to Dr Irving Adler and Vermont in Mississippi. He rebuts Rev Lawrence Larrowe's accusations and calls for publication of his full private letters.
An editor's note from the Banner on January 11 laments downtown Bennington street decorations were removed and won't return until next Thanksgiving. Paul Bohne Sr. of Harwood Hill voices disbelief and pleads not to see them again. The column includes an exchange about a daughter in Hollywood who has a steady job as a bridesmaid to a film star.
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