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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The piece argues for a general non-proliferation treaty as France conducts its first Pacific atom bomb test and warns that delay will hinder curbing spread. It notes Geneva talks stalled by inspection disputes, cites France China India Egypt Israel, and urges nuclear free zones and wider disarmament steps.
Editor notes that Saturday interviews with 12 candidates for seven Bennington School District board seats shape voter choice. Superintendent Kelley warns of rising elementary enrollment four percent yearly, urging a new school to fit demand. Also reports on six billboards along US Route 7 to be removed after a state Supreme Court case and the burning of Dorset’s 70 foot Henrietta elm struck by lightning last week.
New York columnist argues Republicans in the East pursue internal purges of conservatives while Democrats accept cross endorsements. The piece critiques the Rat Fink controversy in New Jersey and cites figures like Richard Plechner, Hugh Scott, and William Buckley while contrasting East and West faction dynamics and Vermont development concerns.
The piece argues that regional planning and zoning can guide growth in Vermont without stifling enterprise. With only 60 towns using zoning, it warns against uncoordinated action and touts a state wide statute as impractical yet contrasts that with locally coordinated plans that preserve hills, trees, and water. It urges Vermonters to value open space and to embrace planning tools to avoid “neon and noise” overrun.
In Sunderland and beyond, the essay argues that federal aid for schools and roads has grown as towns lost local self sufficiency. It traces a shift from purely local schooling to state and federal support driven by mobility, industry, and modern needs, noting broader trends and the inevitability of the federal contribution in the 20th century.
New York’s 1966 legislature featured a split with Democrats controlling the Assembly and Republicans dominant in the Senate. Gov Rockefeller touted many recommendations approved while both parties blamed each other for stalled items like public employee wage laws. The lengthy session affected Rockefeller’s campaign, with his travel plans disrupted, and Democrats intensifying state race efforts led by Frank O’Connor and Nickerson among others.
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