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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1967
Page
1
Hong Kong dispatches report that Communist party chairman Mao Tse-Tung has mounted a renewed military and political counterattack in Red China. The brief notes ongoing campaigns and strategic moves as party leadership consolidates control amid internal and external pressures.
Arctic air drove temperatures down to 23 degrees below zero in northern New England with Mt. Washington NH at 26 below and wind gusts up to 75 mph. Boston eight below and towns from New Haven to New London stayed in single digits while light snow was forecast overnight. The national scene featured political turmoil in the Soviet Union with anti-Mao forces fighting Mao’s faction and rumors of high officials arrest or house arrest in Peking.
Vermont GOP lawmakers in Montpelier craft spending proposals from an $11.35 million surplus. House Republicans back using about half to cut or redeem bonded debt, rejecting a $3 million two-year technology institute. They also oppose Hoff’s other ideas while supporting funding for regional vocational schools, airports, and classroom TV sets. Senate Republicans favor debt reduction, while both chambers consider Hoff’s broader agenda and tax-related measures.
Vermont legislator Rep. John Alden says he will offer a constructive alternative to the administration’s fair housing bill by proposing a five or seven member human rights commission. The proposal aligns with civil rights groups and mirrors a Michigan law model. Gov Hoff declined comment as a chamber access dispute and a forum on fair housing spurred a brief patronage clash over use of the House chamber.
Israeli Premier Levi Eshkol cabled President Johnson accusing Arab border harassments of being unsupportable and warning that any extension of aggression must meet active defense. Damascus Radio reported Gen Salh Jedid will visit Moscow for talks amid border clashes and oil disputes with the Iraqi Petroleum Co.
The Vermont Legislature may consider a bill by Rep. Edward Eurich to tax land at its use value instead of fair market value. The measure would abolish listing land at market value, targeting large, unused land held for speculation and enabling higher taxes on unused parcels. If 1965 taxes used market value, $13 million more revenue could result.
At San Quentin 3000 inmates were secured after 10 hours of disorder as guards used gunfire and tear gas to avert a racial clash. Fourteen injured, eight shot, five head wounds from thrown objects, one heart attack. A fire damaged a classroom building as unrest began after the noon meal.
John T. Connor 52 resigns as commerce secretary two years after leaving Merck to join President Johnson’s cabinet. Alexander B. Trowbridge named acting secretary as Congress weighs merging Commerce and Labor. Connor disliked not being in Johnson’s inner circle. economic team listed.
Seoul reports North Korean shore batteries sank a 79 man patrol boat while 28 crew members are missing. The incident heightens tension along the Korean frontier after the 1953 armistice, with South Korea vowing strong countermeasures and UN officials demanding inquiry.
An inside editorial by Catharine Foster urges practical water solutions for the region. The piece notes a constructive use for refuse and highlights the postponement of a regional junior high school decision, signaling pending local debate.
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and legislative leaders reached a draft plan for a New York state lottery. Tickets at $2 would be sold only in banks and drawings held four times yearly. Major winners likely. thousands of minor prizes expected. projected net revenue about 60 million dollars annually.
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