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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont. The July 1 1964 issue carries standard masthead information for the Bennington Vermont newspaper.
The piece argues that Barry Goldwater will secure the Republican nomination in San Francisco despite Gov. Scranton's late bid. It cites Illinois as decisive, noting 48 of 58 delegates backed Goldwater while Scranton earned none, and Everett Dirksen pledged to nominate Goldwater. Readers see Scranton’s effort as failing and moderates losing momentum.
Goldwater gains momentum as Illinois delegates push his nomination with 688 to 693 first ballot votes per AP and UPI. Scranton struggles with 40 to 48 votes and no decisive support from Dirksen, highlighting liberal moderates' waning influence amid a conservative resurgence.
The piece argues Goldwater plans to reshape the Republican Party into a white resistance vehicle over civil rights. It warns a Goldwater nomination would split bipartisan support for civil rights and block federal efforts to remedy racial inequality, urging broad support for the law.
Elizabeth Dwyer recounts a dry weather tale in which a burned two foot wide outline of a former Canfield house appears on a school lawn. Local lore ties the ghostly outline to Ned Canfield and a 19th century geese raid linked to Prohibition era saloons and a jail near the old Canfield home.
The Rules Committee's ethics code requires senators and high earners to reveal businesses with over half their public salary and disclose roles in professional firms with federal dealings. Critics call it inadequate, noting missing disclosures on holdings, incomes, spouses, strawmen, and enforcement powers.
Byron A. Harrington of Bennington cautions The Banner readers that gypsy moths threaten Vermont’s forests and urges continued federal action to control the pest without harmful spraying. He links politics to conservation and argues funds should aid rural employment rather than politicians.
Marya Mannes warns in Vogue that heavy use of political opinion polls risks bandwagon psychology before elections. Dr Dozier C Cade of Georgia State College cautions about premature computer projections after only a few votes.
The piece reports on alleged violations of the Federal Corrupt Practices Act involving Democratic fund raising during President Johnson's Minneapolis visit. It cites about 375000 dollars raised from two events and notes that a dinner drew roughly 2450 attendees paying 100 dollars each to support political contributions. The article outlines the law's ban on corporate and labor contributions to campaigns and cautions that prohibitions extend to national conventions as well.
News reports say about 75 individuals paid 1000 dollars for Johnson reception tickets and 2000 attended a later dinner at 100 dollars per ticket. A Detroit dispatch may have misstated a large automobile company buying 20 tickets. executives may have paid themselves. The piece cites the federal corrupt practices act section 610 defining unlawful actions by banks or corporations.
The article discusses how money from receptions and dinners in Minneapolis Detroit and other cities funds the Democratic party. It cites the federal corrupt practices act defining contributions broadly and notes lax enforcement across administrations against corporations unions and government employees who solicit campaign funds.
The article states that union officials or corporate executives may donate personally to presidential receptions or dinners without legal issue. If funds come from an expense account paid by a corporation or a union, the transaction falls under the federal corrupt practices act. It doubts Congress will investigate, noting both parties engage in similar practices.
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