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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Editorial argues Johnson and Republicans both agree on the necessity of increasing Social Security benefits despite policy disputes. It notes the program, despite decades of expansion, leaves many elderly poor due to inflation and low wages. It cites data: 19 million Americans over 65, about 5.3 million in poverty, low employment, and assets under $1,000 for many single seniors.
The President proposes a phased Social Security package with 15 to 59 percent increases financed by a three stage rise in the earnings base and the tax, potentially lifting 1.4 million out of poverty. Republicans favor an 8 percent rise plus a cost of living escalator funded without higher payroll taxes. Both sides acknowledge need for rises this session as elderly share of population grows.
An editorials roundup and civic notes cover a spate of letter criticisms from sister papers over a high school production review, the death of Rutland Herald associate editor Seargent P. Wild, and a Burlington portrait of potential Racing Commission candidate Reuben Levin. President Johnson launches a national air pollution drive and a Cushman plant boiler failure prompts a temporary shutdown. Vermont population growth data from the Health Department highlights sharp rises in ages 5 to 19 and over 65, with underage share dipping.
The article analyzes Sen Charles H Percy Illinois as a leading 1968 Republican contender. It notes his Washington entry advantages including committee assignments, fundraising pull, and media mileage. It compares him with Gov George Romney, Nixon and Goldwater influence, and describes Percy as a photogenic, tea inviting Christian Scientist poised to reshape the Washington scene.
Letter to the editor questions Vermont's tax policy and funding priorities as lawmakers face budgets and possible sales tax changes. Esther Sorrell and Dorothy Park warn that rising taxes threaten elderly residents and urge cautious spending, school funding debates, and tax relief measures for seniors.
Montpelier report to the Banner notes rapid pace in the 1967 session with House Bills 103 through 128 referred to committees. Ten bills reported. key items include H33 daylight saving time bow hunter hours, H56 licensing for wild animals, H44 deer tag rules, H45 migratory birds protection, H48 landowner liability, and H42 prohibiting telephone harassment. Public hearings on roadside advertising and fair housing, plus Education Committee actions on vocational funding H114 and H115 for Bennington Springfield Newport and Burlington programs. Represented by George van Santvoord.
Reverend Roger L. Albright argues Christian conscience and patriotism clash over U.S. role in Vietnam. He urges immediate medical aid, airlift support, and an end to costly violence, proposing peaceful, honorable paths and noting the Bay of Pigs as a cautionary example.
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