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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
Vermont lawmakers return to Montpelier for a special session with urgency from Gov. Hoff as revisions to the education aid formula loom and district consolidation plans spark confusion. The aim is to reform education, tax policy, and highways, tackling long‑standing state issues with energetic leadership.
A liberal critic struggles to trust President Johnsons war on poverty as he weighs projected savings from taxes and public works against the goal of lifting the dispossessed. Conservatives face a similar dilemma about funding and timing amid a 1964 outlook of growth and potential inflation. The piece notes cautious Johnson rhetoric, urges careful use of public money, and underscores the political tightrope before the election.
Hal Boyle lists a discard pile of annoyances from outlandish folk music washed by graduates to overbearing TV shows and thin walled apartments. He lampoons airport pinball galore beatnik verse and oddball hobbies while critiquing hype and social pretenses.
Lawrence E. Harrington replies to John Bonnlander inviting a debate on the Green Mountain Patriots ideals. He mentions the Snowflake Crystals paperback in Dover Publications and invites Bonnlander to hear Herbert Philbrick speak at Rutland High School on February 4 at 8 p.m.
The Vermont Fish and Game Department released a review of the 1963 deer season showing a harvest 20 percent below 1962 and 11 percent under the five year average due to poor hunting weather. Windsor County led deer kills with 1918 buck killed and 2.02 per square mile while Bennington lagged at .99 per square mile. The digest also notes Pitman Robertson and Dingell Johnson federal funds and how revenues fund wildlife projects. A Londonderry incident describes hunters misidentifying a large bird, later concluded to be a partridge after consultation with an expert.
Visiting Editor notes strong vice presidential contenders within the Democratic field, led by Robert Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey. Kennedy could spark excitement in big cities and industrial centers. Humphrey adds appeal in key states. Adlai Stevenson is also proposed. Johnson’s high popularity and swift acceptance as president are highlighted.
A humorous England scene unfolds as a woman driving on the wrong side shouts pig at a man who brakes hard to avoid a large pig in the road. The friend retorts Old son and they continue, humor masking a close call on a winding country lane.
The article notes cautious but rising optimism for progress at the 17 nation Disarmament Conference in Geneva. It cites shifts in U.S. and Soviet attitudes toward nuclear war, progress on the test ban and hot line, and possible limited agreements to reduce nuclear risks without international inspections.
Senator J W Fulbright discusses The American Character at a Washington luncheon for the Rockefeller Public Service Awards. He warns that crusading movements arise from presumed absolute truth and argues that fallibility and doubt sustain tolerance and compromise while suppressing fanaticism.
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