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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sundays and holidays. It is produced by Banner Publishing Corporation, located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The Vermont Association for Retarded Children plans a push to broaden state aid for special education. Rev. Earle Forman says a recommendation will go to the governor and legislature next session. About 2,000 mentally retarded children exist in Vermont schools, with 500 currently receiving aid. The group seeks to include trainable, non educable children and boost the $473,000 spent last year.
The state considers funding 2.5 million dollars to cover 2,000 mentally retarded children in Vermont with a phased plan. By 1971 133 classes in 50 areas would operate, as current funding grows and public support increases for a statewide training program.
Opinion column warns Republican convention in San Francisco could face disorder and violence from CORE protests and Goldwater supporters. Reports bomb threats against Gov Rockefeller campaign offices and predicts nationwide impact on November election dynamics.
Supporters of Lt. Gov. Ralph Foote in the Vermont GOP nominating race grumble about his lackluster effort. Critics say he concentrates on opposing Bob Babcock’s sales tax program and relies on publicity from his alienation suit for Leo Durocher, while planning a stronger late summer push after the convention.
Dialog frames Johnsons across roles from President to General and civilian aides. The speakers tease each Johnson as a symbol of public service from the redwood park idea to peace in Mississippi and diplomacy abroad. The piece notes quotations about Johnsons and a quip that a Johnson’s value isn’t only scarce.
Letters from William H. Meyer West Rupert urging an immediate public debate on Southeast Asian policy and Alex Drysdale’s letter about topless swimsuits provoke discussion of media responsibility and gender norms. Reuben Levin of unspecified location notes irony and asks who looks worse in shorts.
The Rod and Gun Gun Club opens today in South Egremont Massachusetts near Great Barrington as a Winchester Western franchise. The new Jug End Barn site offers skeet and trap shooting and joins a chain expanding across the United States.
Dodgers coach Leo Durocher faces an alienation suit in Middlebury Vermont filed by bricklayer Rene Morin claiming 150000 in damages. The trial features Durocher’s romantic testimony about Carolyn Morin and playful courtroom moments as spectators witness a rural judge and a fashionably dressed plaintiff.
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