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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1965
Page
1
A playful local caption notes a wide-eyed frog watching for flies as drivers face the Fourth of July weekend travel dangers. Photographer Chet Ringheiser uses telephoto and extension tubes to explore this insect filled imagery while cars remain earthbound.
United Press International reports Americans speed toward the Fourth of July weekend as the National Safety Council warns 470 to 570 road deaths may occur before Monday night. Police departments boost patrols nationwide while Wisconsin Governor Warren Knowles declares a noon state of emergency to curb the holiday exodus.
Boston forecasted mostly sunny skies with a chance of scattered thundershowers late Saturday or Sunday as a front passes through Canada. Weekend temperatures expected in the 70s as travel volumes surge nationwide with railroads buses and airlines adding capacity for holiday travelers.
President Johnson announced a federal campaign to help Negro teachers ousted by school desegregation. At Madison Square Garden he praised educators and unveiled a national teachers corps to enlist thousands of Americans to work with schools.
Washington reports show a top secret memo and a Kennedy speech revealing a split in the Johnson administration over pursuing a NATO backed Multilateral Nuclear Force to halt nuclear proliferation. Debates center on Soviet objections and whether to press for a treaty without NATO support while Johnson weighs the political risks. The piece also notes Johnson’s past as a teacher and his NEA life membership ceremony.
Washington UPI report says Senator Margaret Chase Smith has no plan to run for president in 1968 despite invitations for a July 15 Capitol luncheon labeled kickoff 1968 Presidential campaign. The invites were a jest by Senator George Aiken to honor her 1964 nomination milestone.
Governor Philip H Hoff calls the 1965 Vermont General Assembly a turning point, noting reapportionment reduced the House from 246 to 150 and a series of reforms. He cites education funding, regional planning, new courts, wage laws, and state programs, while acknowledging unmet goals like Windsor State Prison replacement. He predicts a bold, productive era ahead.
Sgt. John A. Poljacik of the Shaftsbury state police sub-station warns troopers will strictly enforce all fireworks laws over the Fourth of July weekend. The ban covers firecrackers and sparklers. Bennington County’s top trooper cancels days off and will double auxiliary troopers to patrol highways. Northbound U.S. 7 traffic is rising as travelers converge for the three day holiday. Bennington Village Police will also sharpen duties against speeding and drunk driving.
Washington based Labor Department reports unemployment in the three months ending June 30 at its lowest level in nearly eight years, signaling sustained improvement in the job market.
London dispatch reports Soviet diplomats say the USSR will not join further disarmament talks while Vietnam remains unsettled. Moscow sees no near agreement on major disarmament and will refuse a West request to resume the 17 nation Geneva talks this month. Western officials in Geneva warn the conference may not resume this year due to Soviet opposition. British sources note Russia also will not convene an international meeting on Cambodian neutrality, despite a proposal to reconvene Geneva for that purpose.
Manchester selectmen interview Joseph McDowell Mitchell as a candidate to replace resigned town manager Oakley K. Porter. Mitchell, 43, former Newburgh city manager involved in welfare controversy and later linked to the John Birch Society, has been serving with the White Citizens Councils in Maryland and Virginia while living in Washington. Interviews continue as officials seek a qualified appointee.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told the Christian Science Monitor that rising youth crime stems from permissive parents and lenient rulings. He warned a drastic decline in parental authority and widespread indulgence leave juveniles vulnerable and discipline eroded.
Washington UPI report notes Luci Baines Johnson entered the Roman Catholic Church at a private ceremony in St Matthew's Cathedral near the White House after turning 18. President and Mrs Johnson and sister Lynda attended. Luci said she sought clarity and responsibility, having studied Catholicism for a year.
Page 4 column brings a concise wrap up of the Vermont legislative session. Marion Harris discusses biodegradability on Page 3 in Inside Home Demonstration. A Vatican edict inspired Catholic church plan emerges for Manchester on Page 5. A Montpelier manuscript sheds light on the John Adams era on Page 5. Barber's Pond in Pownal gets a new look on Page 7.
Firefighters rode gondola lifts up Mt. Snow to battle a forest fire started by sparks from a welder’s torch. The four acre blaze burned National Forest land leased to Mt. Snow Development Corp near Summit Lodge. No injuries. about 1,500 feet from Summit Lodge.
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