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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The Burlington Free Press denounces Gov Hoff’s tax program as Marxist and questions its origins while noting no communists are in Montpelier. The piece suggests the paper exaggerates to provoke fear about education funding and political risks.
The piece attacks the Free Press for blaming Karl Marx and wealth on rich and poor alike, arguing the editorial targets government and taxes to strip funds from the poor. It mocks the plan as harmful to Vermont, calling the analysis a remarkable document.
Burlington Free Press criticizes Governor Hoff as an inexperienced public servant swayed by advisers. The piece argues his tax program mirrors Marxist dogma, would raise income taxes and deter industry, risking jobs and Vermont’s prosperity while praising his genuine public-spirited aims.
The President outlines a conservative budget built on a tax cut and expected growth. He trims administration spending by half a billion, cuts defense and space by about 0.75 billion, and predicts deficits drop from 10 billion to under 5 billion as revenues rise 4.6 billion. He argues for expanding private spending to spur growth and warns major public spending waits on political issues.
A Vermont community meeting in Chester Grade School drew over 100 residents in sub zero weather to hear Gov Hoff's task force on education. The piece praises local dedication, questions centralizing state support, and warns against abolishing local districts. It notes Danby may get a new school via community effort and cites Lynds Lyndhurst on public schooling.
Hal Boyle notes progress disheartens as rival ambitions aim higher than the Empire State Building. He recalls the World Trade Center plan with towers of 110 stories and a $350 million budget, juxtaposed with Cherished landmarks like Brooklyn Bridge and Pisa's Leaning Tower. His daughter Tracy Ann comments on toast as he laments the skyward race.
In Atlanta on Aug 15 1914 editors recall The Rush of the Oregon as the Panama Canal opened amid European war. Theodore Roosevelt pushed canal work while press and public weighed yellow fever battles, international politics, and future canal prospects.
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