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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Henry Mallory and trustees face public criticism over slow action to relocate the traffic signal at the Main and Valentine intersection. The Banner stresses urgent steps, noting accidents and property damage from delay, and urges a plan with a summer deadline.
The Banner reports a goose photographed in Manchester is likely stray from a neighboring sanctuary, sparking playful local commentary. Also approved is a $51,750 federal grant for United Counseling Service to add a Putnam Memorial Hospital site for community mental health, funding construction and staffing.
Leon W. Anderson notes in Concord Monitor that Gov Philip H. Hoff of Vermont received an honorary degree from Middlebury College. President Armstrong praised Hoff as a protector of rights and liberties, highlighting his broader impact beyond party lines.
John T. Carmody announces a bid for state's attorney this year, with F. Ray Paddock circulating petitions. The piece notes attorney prominence in Bennington and comments on party role versus public service. It also reflects on New York adjournments and Vermont politics under a Democrat consolidating power and a likely Hoff third term.
The Governors Conference in Los Angeles casts light on Republican divisions as George Romney faces scrutiny within a field split between Goldwater conservatives and moderates. Oregon's Mark Hatfield and Washington's Daniel Evans join Idaho’s Robert Smylie in presenting the party’s liberal wing while Pat Brown weighs re election moves at the Century Plaza Hotel.
Governors confront rising urbanism and crime as Century City towers and the Century Plaza rise with $32 million costs. Watts shows stark poverty with 34 lives lost in an August explosion, unemployment, and shrinking purchasing power. Officials weigh federal aid, taxes, and debt amid education demands.
Professor Galbraith urged that beauty and livability must outrank economics in city design. He argued urban growth and real estate profits erode charm, urging underground wires, pleasant factory sites, and streets for tranquil movement. He criticized oil stations and touted arts as taste arbiters.
New York profile of Joe Blatchford founder of Accion En Venezuela and Accion International a private peace corps style movement. He built community led projects in Venezuelan barrios and aims to expand to Argentina and Brazil offering structured service opportunities as an alternative to government aid.
Sam Levenson, humorist, addresses the Advertising Club of New Jersey in Newark, NJ. His remarks touch on parenting, economics, and social behavior, quipping about child allowances and the idea of a guaranteed minimum wage for kids.
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