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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1966
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.
In Montpelier the U S 7 highway dispute amplified as House Speaker Richard Mallary fought to drop U S 7 from a fast track highway bill. A secret meeting had slashed the project, drawing angry telegrams, but the measure remained largely intact with improved prospects for completion within a decade.
After three years as Bennington Fire Department chief Richard Hollister submitted his resignation. He modernized firefighting methods, expanded training, and promoted the mutual aid system linking county departments. Charles Sawyer will succeed him, bringing extensive experience to a challenging role.
Vermont readers are reminded of political contrasts as national figures and local preferences clash. A Burlington Free Press column cites Reagan’s California candidacy and polls, contrasting with Vermont’s ski culture and lighthearted notes about local electors and seasonal enthusiasm.
The budget, written amid an open ended war, is cautious about future costs and growth. The basic decisions urge funding for the war, avoid major tax hikes, and limit civilian spending to curb deficits while renewing and planning urban centers. A generation will be needed to rebuild cities as the nation taxes to fund a Great Society under wartime constraints.
LANDGROVE Vermont columns warn that education TV will arrive and reshape society. The author argues critics fail to analyze behind the screen, condemning private media yet fearing public control, and predicts television may steer public opinion more than educate. Recognition of FM radio and slanted broadcasts contrasts with optimism for tech progress.
A letter recounts the Vermont Supreme Court's evolution from a layman body to a professional bench. It cites judges who later became governors, notes shifts in court structure through the 19th and early 20th centuries, and credits H Henry Powers and George M Powers for long service, ending with REP W Arthur Simpson’s sign-off.
Washington humor piece notes Democrats and Republicans teased by faulty computer schemes. Rep George Grider, a Democrat, pokes fun at GOP fund solicitations while comparing party systems. Rep Robert Michel jokes about HUD naming and a long humorous backstory about agency initials THUG and Thurd.
A WSJ quip recounts a girl and a Shetland pony with a playful family moment. The father asks what she does not understand and the girl replies that hay-filled things can be hard to manage.
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