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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial urges joint planning by Mt Anthony Union High and Bennington Districts to win public bond approval. It cites space shortages, rental availability, and timing of votes, proposing a joint citizens committee and broader district collaboration. It also notes post holiday death tolls and critiques national figures on Vietnam.
Dist. Atty. Jim Garrison battles dwindling leads as three main conspiracy figures are dead and key witnesses face doubt. Shaw remains the target while Andrews Jr. resists talks, and earlier witnesses like Bundy and Russo face questions over credibility and methods. An NBC program questioned Garrison’s case and methods amid pressure.
A reader contests repeated charges of napalm burnings in Vietnam. They cite Dr. Howard Rusk findings across 20 hospitals showing no child napalm burn cases, noting most admissions were for disease and accidents. The letter defends U S military policy, condemns Viet Cong civilian targeting, and pleads for world peace and freedom.
A letter critiques a public push to pass House Concurrent Resolution 210 to end the Vietnam War, urging readers to press congressmen while noting provisions about Soviet relations. It shifts to debate on Norman Mailer sphere about David Garrisons theories of JFK assassination, arguing that a district attorney cannot solve such an historical puzzle without due process.
A Vermont writer revisits the Glorious Fourth of the early 1900s. He describes repairing a hail damaged ice cream freezer for another season of Independence Day, reflecting on rural life, memory, and a vivid array of old-time Fourth of July mischief. The piece includes anecdotes of cap pistol caps, homemade brass cannons, and a dramatic caper on the Peru Londonderry road porch.
U.S. Congressman June discusses equitable draft changes and flag desecration penalties. He backs the Teacher Corps extension and opposes debt-limit increases while noting large 1968 defense and social programs. Medicare projections for Vermont are cited as the Ethics Committee advances staffing and ethics code work.
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