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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1967
Page
4
Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper except Sundays and holidays, published by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The General Assembly failed to resolve the Mideast crisis, shifting hopes to the Security Council. The article argues for U.S. leadership to push a plan ending the state of war, disengagement, Arab recognition of Israel, and beginning peace talks. It warns that without these steps the region risks renewed conflict, further arms races, and long term instability.
Vermont readers recall Readsboro Fourth events with band music, fireworks, and a crowd lingering despite rain. The Bennington Rescue Squad marks four years of service with a record May call volume, funded by donations and urged support. State officials now enforce junkyard law, requiring licenses and fences. Thirty-nine miles of biking by 13 Bennington Girl Scouts from Bennington to Storytown, New York, highlights cycling's benefits and challenges.
Washington confronts a developing Vietnam crisis as McNamara plans a Saigon visit to push for heightened U S troop levels. Officials weigh risks of air power limits versus ground force increases while Ky’s government faces internal tensions and electoral pressures.
CORE leader Floyd McKissick condemns welfare for the undeserving while railroads airlines and highways receive subsidies. He argues a moon delay highlights poverty budgets, urging equal rights as essential to democracy in a Vermont Senate speech supporting the Fair Housing Bill.
In North Bennington nostalgia colors memories of past summers with Fourth of July firecrackers, old swimming holes, and simple foods. The piece recalls youthful joys, boatloads of strawberries, lemonade from real lemons, and porch nights, while noting faded dangers and the contrast with modern displays and convenience.
The New York Times story about Nixon courting Mayor Lindsay and Senator Javits unsettles New York conservatives. Analysts say a Lindsay vice presidency would offend many GOP wavering factions, risk New York delegates, and push Nixon toward Reagan for 1968.
A Pittsfield reader argues for Esperanto as a politically neutral, easier universal second language to improve diplomacy and communication. The letter cites Kosygin Johnson talks, translation time lost, and the impracticality of learning English or Russian, ending with a nod to the American Legion Magazine.
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