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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 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.
Editorial argues the House Reapportionment Committee favors a federal Constitutional Convention to allow legislatures free rein over apportionment. It cites 14th Amendment due process concerns and warns such a move could erode judicial power to review districting. The piece condemns attempts to bypass courts and echoes quotes from Chief Justice Warren and Tocqueville on representation and the limits of legislative power.
A Kennett Square News editorial considers a village water board proposal to expand the water supply via a town contract, while noting legal complexities and potential bypass of the deed of gift. It argues expanded water access is essential, yet stresses the need to untangle legal issues before public acceptance.
The piece argues that North Vietnamese troop movements into Laos and South Vietnam signal a dangerous strategic shift. It cites Giap’s plan, Giap’s tests in Laos, and Maxwell Taylor’s calls for stronger retaliation, noting limited U.S. options, fragile air strikes, and a drift toward ultimate defeat under Johnson’s administration.
Letter from Merritt Hewitt Jr and Dr William Worthington urging Bennington voters to approve the union school bond on February 2. They outline site changes away from Soldiers Home, flood-wall protections, and legal titles resolved. They note costs about 24 to 30 dollars yearly per average home and banking help with taxes.
Sparks From the Forge prints a Vermont perspective defending the poll tax as a local Grand List component. The piece rebuts state level misreadings, notes abatement by civil authority, and recalls the 1935 driver license link, arguing for keeping poll taxes managed at town level.
A warm witty nature book by Ronald Rood blending personal family scenes with field observations. It follows his outdoor education from childhood to a Vermont wildlife home, detailing raccoons and loons, birds feeding, and legal and conservation themes.
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