This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial argues for approving an $840,000 bond to build a 24 room elementary school on Stark Street as enrollments rise due to in migration and economic growth. It notes nine Molly Stark rooms will not solve overcrowding and urges taxpayers to support education despite higher costs.
Editor notes two Senate bills aimed at preventing fly-by-night institutions from calling themselves colleges or offering degrees without a Vermont Higher Education Council certificate. Another bill would curb curriculum and degree advertising abuses, protecting Vermont’s private education reputation while allowing legitimate educational experimentation.
West Arlington writer Mary Wolfe Thompson, after a stroke, publishes another book for young readers. Meanwhile municipal bond rates dip to around 4 percent, easing costs for a new elementary school if Bennington taxpayers approve next month, and affecting Bolles Brook water project bond plans.
Washington editorial argues that small frontier nations near a rising China must eventually align with Chinese power as the United States faces limits in Vietnam. It warns there is no quick fix a large revolution in China and urges careful watchful waiting, outlining implications for South Korea Saigon Thailand and others.
A hypothetical Vermont reader is told that Congressman Powell faces court penalties for misdeeds, travel vouchers and alleged misconduct. The piece argues liberal press protects him due to race, condemns double standards, and urges legal recourse if libel true, while decrying hypocrisy among good-willed people.
The Look serialization of William Manchester’s Death of a President is dense with detail but leaves logical gaps. Oswald’s motives and actions prior to the Kennedy shooting are argued as inconsistent, while background on Marina and Ruth Paine hints at unexplored lines. Texas politics and Kennedy’s Texas visit are treated with competing motives and unclear connections.
A local man lecturing on temperance fails to convince due to his red nose and face then proclaims lifelong saloon abstinence only to be asked which saloon. A professional after dinner speaker explains a $1000 fee as $100 for speech and $900 for listening to others.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.