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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The article reports that the new Congress is poised to act on immigration reform led by President Johnson. It would shift from a rigid national origins quota to favor skilled entrants, expanding total annual admissions by about 50,000. The plan aims to rectify discrimination against Southern and Eastern Europe and Asia while maintaining Northern European quotas. It emphasizes merit over birthplace and critiques the current system's reliance on special visas and private bills.
The notes discuss a John Birch Society sponsored event at Bennington Catholic High School featuring Julia Brown. The column condemns her extremism, rejects Communist accusations, and endorses the Vermont Civil Rights Union stance against fear tactics and segregation. Ballinger Texas Ledger.
The Bahamas faces a dilemma as American affluence boosts Grand Bahama development and gambling plans. The Luecaya project on Grand Bahama aims to anchor a large duty free port while tourism swells from nearby Cuba and closer US access.
A reader letter discusses the Red China cover story and nuclear fears, urges UN recognition and travel easing, and links U S affluence to global power. It blends views on Cuba Batista Castro, Johnsons state message, and the plateau versus gulf inequality confronting the era. It notes rising expectations, commodity price strains, and the limits of foreign aid in addressing global disparities.
A Washington analysis portrays Lyndon B. Johnson as craftily steering a selective federal education plan. It notes Moyers guiding prep, aims to aid the neediest public schools while including parochial access through books and joint school centers, signaling a staged move toward broader aid and precedent.
A National Affairs analysis questions President Johnson’s foreign aid request of 3.38 billion dollars noting a higher total when adding Latin America funds and potential Viet Nam operations. It argues the public is misled by a smaller headline figure while unspent funds and reprogrammings obscure true costs and policy aims.
A small boy wakes his father to announce an upcoming PTA meeting tomorrow night. The exchange shows the father’s reluctance and the boy’s insistence, with playful misstatements and a teacher’s prompt about grammar. The scene mirrors light family humor from a mid-20th century weekly.
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