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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is produced by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201 and appears every day except Sundays and holidays, circulating in the Bennington area.
The piece argues President Johnson aims to spread war costs beyond youths drafted, noting a 6 percent surtax would involve more families. It criticizes the disparity between college students and draftees, credits economic power for minimal home front impact, and warns wartime pressures have yet to burden the broader public.
The piece notes wartime costs and inflation remain modest, with gas, groceries, and entertainment continuing normally. It cites New York Times analysis showing defense spending rising from 49 to 73 billion dollars in fiscal years 1965 to 1968, about 3 percent of GNP, suggesting broad sacrifice is needed and a tax hike should be moral rather than purely economic.
Editor notes Rep David J Allen pushes a fair housing style bill for panther protection and a state human rights commission, seeking quiet dispute resolution. A Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences event hosts Bennington planning talks as statewide zoning gains traction. Other items discuss National Guard abolition talk and Raftery’s education jargon critique.
A letter to The Banner editor compares the early legislative session to planting. The House meets at 9:30 a.m. four mornings weekly with scripture, prayers, and notices, then introduces new bills and assigns them to committees. Proceedings describe calendars, readings, and committee reports.
Bennington letters urge restraint on school tax plans with memories of past school sales and local builders. Betty Moses argues against outsourcing to non local firms while detailing tax shocks and the planned Mount Anthony Union High School expansion. The piece also notes updated voting qualifications and a new judgeship selection process from Vermont House actions.
Sir Charles Wheeler, president of Britain's Royal Academy of the Arts, censures modern art as meaningless. He argues vendors and biased writers label stone or bronze forms as profound and that accidental color or rags on canvas are celebrated as significant art.
Richard B Cowan of Shaftsbury argues for spending Vermont surplus on current priorities rather than debt, urging budgets to reflect ongoing needs. Editor Stu art L Martin presents a WCAX viewpoint while Rep. Fred Westphal proposes not borrowing and earning interest instead. Bill Pike obituary tribute by Robert McCafferty reflects on an era ending in Vermont.
Washington stirred by the Powell expulsión case as Marquis Childs and Adam Clayton Powell's defenders warn of a shock wave through Negro ghettos and white communities. They claim denial of his seat could spark martyrdom and intensify racial conflict, while critics point to past punishments and committee power in the 90th Congress.
On a frosty Searsburg night nature’s sounds are vivid and the cold snap sparks dramatic wood noises. A family trip from New Jersey for birthdays brightens a winter day with strawberry cake at the Wilmington White House. A Greek New Year cake tradition with a coin hidden in the dough brings luck, as Charlie discovers the coin at the Holden home.
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