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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 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.
The New York Times editor Harrison Salisbury spent two weeks in Hanoi and filed a series of dispatches from North Vietnam. His reports, echoed by other Western journalists, describe civilian damage, civilian casualties, and North Vietnamese resolve, challenging U.S. war policy and prompting reconsideration of bombing and peace prospects.
An editorial argues Bennington County rural road names are confusing and urges official designations and marking on maps. Residents support standardizing names, suggesting town planning commissions decide official names, aiding residents, post offices, police, and visitors. Some roads lack official designations, including the West Road Walloomsac Road corridor, prompting calls for planning commissions to name unchristened roads.
In Montreal two 25 year old bank robbers killed each other in their escape car after a robbery. They apparently argued over who would hold the bag. Police hope the incident will serve as a precedent for other criminals.
Washington notes Rusk as a durable dean who shows equanimity under criticism as he enters a seventh year as secretary of state. Rumors of Johns Hopkins University leadership interest fade. President Johnson is not seeking a replacement. Rusk travels extensively, defends policy, and remains a central figure amid domestic and foreign pressures.
The writer notes warm Florida escape and bass fishing before detailing the 1965 Uniform Hunter Casualty Report covering 1961–1964 with 7,530 total incidents. Key figures include 1,110 fatal, 6,397 non fatal, firearms involved, and hours of peak incidents. The piece compares hunting hazards to other sports and discusses rabbit season adjustments by the Vermont Fish and Game Commission. It also mentions the Winchester Centennial rifle price trend and a fishing contest won by Bay Staters.
The Brandeis Frankfurter view that states should test social programs is illustrated by Saskatchewan Canada in the 1940s-60s. State owned factories failed, debt rose, and later liberal reforms and resource investment revived prosperity, suggesting regional experiments can reveal outcomes before wider adoption.
Steven Rice of Troop 353 in Bennington outlines Boy Scouts goals and programs. He explains how scouting builds outdoor skills, leadership, and community service through ranks from Tenderfoot to Eagle, including camping, hiking, merit badges, and conservation projects. The piece notes Scouting’s long history and credits Lord Baden Powell, Daniel Carter Beard, and Dr. William Boyce on its 57th birthday observance.
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