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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Foreign Secretary Patrick Gordon Walker’s defeat shrinks Labour’s Commons majority from five to three, leaving Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s government in a precarious position. By elections fear a general vote, threaten policy continuity, and expose rifts with Liberal and Conservative forces amid immigration tensions and domestic political strain.
Burlington Free Press interview with House Speaker Franklin S. Billings Jr. signals a major shift for Vermont Republicans. He says he prefers being a superior judge to governor, limiting 1966 hopes for a GOP challenger to Gov. Hoff and sowing talk of new leadership while leaving open future changes in party strategy.
The Peace Corps third annual report shows returning volunteers face adjustment in both spaces. They confront commercialism racialism and conformity in the United States and report immaturity in their own generation. The piece commends their contributions and urges maintaining Peace Corps impulses toward improvement rather than cynical discontent.
A 1953 edition frames presidential powers as defined by the Constitution. The article argues LBJ’s highly personal style risks overreach but could be restrained by a body of independent experts and a vigilant party opposition. It compares past presidents and warns that reliance on any one man without institutional check risks national harm.
Chet L Switell of Hollywood Calif asks Banner readers for help in gathering data on early American inn and tavern posting signs menus and recipes near Bennington. He plans a book on Americana and invites readers to share inherited material and source suggestions. Ruth Adler North Bennington comments on a mis-spelling in a Shaftsbury taxpayer ad in the Pennysaver.
Washington debate centers on if defense spending should be fixed or tied to broader needs. President Johnson envisions a leveling off with similar annual defense outlays but warns Congress must judge adequacy and future security in a shifting Cold War context. Military leaders caution against rigid limits, urging continued modernization and tests to ensure weapons will function as intended.
The Chanticleer opens with playful notes on veracity and life, then shares a Shushan tale about a farmer's wife guarding her home from intruders while awaiting her husband. A comic misdirection ends with a joke about a message home and a cow named Molly observing the scene.
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