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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
The article argues the United States will likely raise taxes to finance escalating Vietnam War spending. It notes soaring monthly expenditures, tepid revenue growth, and a possible $20 billion deficit fueling inflation, higher interest rates, and political risk for President Johnson. Congress may accept a tax increase to sustain war funding.
Editor notes urge boards to publish more detailed budgets and agendas to aid voter understanding. Bolles Brook water project advances with federal funding and a redirect toward final completion by late 1967. Waste and pollution concerns at Vermont Tissue Co prompt calls for an aggressive cleanup. CPCC summer school reports 325 Bennington area students enrolled, signaling a shift toward part time study over traditional summer recreation.
Washington marks Medicare's first anniversary with strong results despite predictions. Ball cites 4 million inpatient hospital services and $2.4 billion paid to hospitals, as 19 million seniors access care. Hospital use rose 15 to 20 percent, yet total hospital use grew under 5 percent. The program gained White House support, AMA cooperation, and contracts with Blue Cross Blue Shield and 27 insurers. Civil Rights Act integration of hospitals enabled Medicare access, with 146 of 6,550 hospitals ineligible, mostly in Mississippi and Alabama.
Sen. Stovan Christowe argues for fair housing while Medicare expands access. The piece notes preventive psychiatry for student parents, desegregation in hospitals, and Medicare reducing reimbursement delays. It highlights Shriver’s program amid Vietnam and a cautious Congress, asserting Medicare as a small revolution in deed.
A Plum Island vacation piece highlights Parker River Wildlife Sanctuary with a $1 entry fee and 248 recorded bird species plus 54 accidental ones. The writer recounts offshore mackerel and cod catches, striped bass fishing from river and bank, and a Plum Island Striper Derby winner near 60 pounds. He touts island visits as a personal Chamber of Commerce for the area and plans to return.
In a satirical take on Ralph Nader’s push for gas line safety, the author argues that gas line deaths average four per year over 15 years, far fewer than bathtubs which caused 170 deaths in 1964 and 180 in 1965. The piece notes a Louisiana accident where 17 died and questions federal policing, while highlighting state safety codes and industry concerns about leaks, insurance, and borrowing costs.
Theater patrons cry for a doctor. A physician in the rear rushes down the aisle to assist a plump middle aged woman. She then jokes about meeting a Radcliffe graduate as she beams with gratitude. In a separate note, a grandmother thanks her visiting grandsons by adding $5 to the church plate, later giving $10.
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