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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
The House Judiciary Committee faces a flawed anti riot proposal that cannot reliably curb racial violence or pass constitutional scrutiny. Local triggers dominate riots, making federal cross state incitement laws ineffective and diverting focus from root issues like schools housing and jobs. Civil rights leaders could trigger First Amendment challenges.
New York report portrays King Hussein of Jordan as facing a wrecked Arab world with refugee floods, famine risk, and rising violence. He urges an Arab summit at the UN to confront realities, defend Jerusalem ties, and survive amidst Nasser's pressure and Israeli conflict.
A Plum Island visit recounts hosting friends Henry and Mary Becker and John Stannard with wife Emma. The group fished mackerel aboard the Ho Hum with skipper John Miller, weather rough but catching on the first drift. A bottom-fishing attempt yielded no luck before a storm forced the boat back, then local postscript notes the Bennington Rod and Gun Club’s July meeting canceled.
North Bennington approves a major school remodel funded by Mrs Hall Park McCullough’s estate to match district and donor funds. An educational benefactor, McCullough helped found Bennington College and supported the Hoosac School and United Negro College Fund. The village has a year to allocate its share as elementary students will fill the remodeled building.
Readsboro firemen plan a two day Fourth of July celebration with parade games races dancing fireworks and plentiful food attracting both locals and visitors to the mountain town for a spirited Independence Day observance. The piece also notes seven Vermont teachers among 21 New Englanders in Ford Foundation Leadership Fellows program and celebrates Reuben Levin’s reappointment as secretary of the state Boxing Control Board.
Washington humor column notes public figures can inspire stripper stage names during the Middle East conflict. It suggests fictional monikers like Sharmel Shake and Bare Ruth as potential headlines tied to current events, joking about how entertainers might immortalize news in burlesque names.
John Chamberlain argues the U S Senate must craft an ethics code to protect future officials from censure and create procedural rules for investigations and campaign finance. He cites the Tom Dodd case, calls for a Senate Court of Honor, and warns against loopholes in fundraising and disclosure.
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