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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Nation magazine notes that rising campaign costs impose a wealth barrier on office seekers. Bernstein cites Dodd and others, arguing money buys access and often equates to a form of bribery. The piece urges public subsidies to curb fund raising evils and equalize politics.
The Bennington School District board, formed by former Village and Rural directors, celebrates unifying two districts peacefully and drafting a proposal for a much needed new elementary school. The issue reflects a year of cooperation and progress and highlights cultural and educational developments in southern Vermont including the debut of Our Town at the Mirror Players theater and rising college enrollment among Burr and Burton graduates.
In a national debate over federal building subsidies, Indiana's Little Wabash College vows independence while DePauw backs a $1.3 million federal grant for a $4 million building. Publisher tensions erupt as trustees confront funding, underscoring a larger struggle between autonomy and government aid across the country. Rockford College in Illinois rejects federal money, arguing it weakens self reliance, even as an industrial sponsor funds a $1.5 million library and plans construction for a $2 million addition.
A reader devoted 44 years to collecting Matteson and Matteson variant genealogies plans 2300 pages forming 14 branch books. He offers to share free clues and addresses from world directories, requests current addresses of descendants, and invites data exchanges with no charge. He lists surname interests and provides his Waterloo New York routing address.
A Lake/river fishing column reflects on a summer of brook trout in the Battenkill and beaver ponds in Stamford and Bennington areas. It notes report of three to five pound brookies, rising trout, and comments on conditions. Massachusetts imports live Atlantic salmon from Quebec for Sutton hatchery and Quabbin reservoir stocking. Ted Kesting in Sports Afield notes muskellunge rebound and biologist-led stocking. The piece closes with a remark on the whale evolving from land to sea.
Washington calls Viet Nam a minefield as governors wrestle with war support and Johnson's leadership while a widening Negro civil rights split and fears of unrest color the two day meeting. Republicans push states’ rights. Democrats seek more federal funding amid inflation and construction concerns.
A spoof of family humor extracts from a school play report. Parents miss the show yet laugh at Hamlet as peers and grandparents share captioned quips. A boy questions his grandfather about nose marks, while a father jokes college cured his mother’s bragging.
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