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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
Five members of the House Highway Committee inspected dangerous U S 7 curves in Bennington County while Montpelier leaders moved to drop U S 7 from Gov Hoff s accelerated highway program. The plan would four lane U S 7 from Pownal to Rutland, with an estimated ten year rebuild under acceleration versus twenty years without.
A Vermont highway debate centers on a proposal to speed rebuilding of U S 4 west of Rutland and a ten million dollar state bond for stopgap highway improvements. Rep Caracciola and Rutland County lawmakers questioned the cut to U S 7 and urged Western Vermont committee members to oppose denial of overdue highway work.
The Bennington area YMCA opens its annual fund drive urging residents to contribute to a $20,000 goal. The organization serves 800 youths and adults in programs at Main Street and 3,000 swimmers in the Lovers Lane pool, with plans for a modern building and broader community services.
The Banner notes editor Bill Mauldin will travel to South America until February 7, with his cartoons on editorial pages replaced by reprints from the new book Ive Decided I Want my Seat Back. John Cufari exits Fishmans after 20 years, to work in Johnstown, Pa, with Leo Hynke taking over the store. Arlington and North Bennington play a pivotal Molly Stark League basketball game keeping either team atop the standings.
The Milwaukee Journal notes Charles Fourier predicted wars would be replaced by cake eating contests between gastronomic armies. The columnist calls it a hopeful idea for a nuclear age but doubts its practicality given modern concerns about calories and overweight.
The piece notes Lyndon Johnson faces a huge budget strain as defense costs rise and water needs grow. It highlights Water Resources Council creation, drought affecting 15 million on the Northeast Seaboard, and the risk of another severe summer for New York City without strong federal state planning and funding.
The piece weighs Pravda style production errors against U S shortages, cites Edsel like missteps, and argues water policy requires federal action. It discusses Hudson River pumping, Passaic pollution, California projects, Udall's questions, and New York City's water and transit finance amid urban debt pressures.
The piece reports rumors that Everett Dirksen offered to withdraw opposition to Taft Hartley Section 14B in exchange for labor backing a constitutional amendment on geographic representation. Meany denies collusion, while Dirksen aides dispute the tale as implausible given late 1965 politics.
A Vermont letter to the editor urges balanced coverage of Vietnam support and notes a Jan 14 joint resolution praising armed forces. It lauds state highway snow removal crews for reliable service during a two day snowstorm and urges fair wages. Also included is a Bennington Lions Club update and a thank you letter from Arkansas Lighthouse for the Blind.
In Washington the seasoned campaigner spoke to the National Limestone Institute about 14B and reapportionment. Dirksen drew bigger applause defending states rights over voluntary unionism, while his case against Supreme Court reapportionment drew only perfunctory support from a packed audience including senators.
Spencer A. Haynes argues that repealing Section 14B of the Taft Hartley Act could curb walkouts and invite presidential intervention, permitting a 30 day strike pause and fact finding. He asserts 14B fuels unequal state conditions and supports a stronger labor movement with improved public services. He urges Connecticut senators to back repeal.
During a recent political meeting a prominent Republican joked that he bribed taxi drivers with large tips to secure votes by saying vote Republican A colleague quipped that his method was better by not tipping and telling drivers to vote Democratic The remark was attributed to an International Teamster context.
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