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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays. Published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Development Commissioner Al Moulton urged Vermont leaders to embrace long range planning to balance growth with the state's natural beauty. He warned against resistance to zoning and land use rules, noting regional plans and corridors proposals progress in Bennington, Windham and Montpelier while stressing faster, coordinated planning to keep Vermont from losing its character.
Max Lerner argues that romanticized anti-Western nationalism prevents African nations from facing governance and development realities. He cites Congo figures Mobutu Tshombe and Boumediene, warns against piracy of ideas, and urges realism in modernization and regional policy.
A Vermont column mocks state car use on weekends, arguing parking lots show idle vehicles spent on non duty days. It suggests central key turnover as a regulation to curb waste, noting bureaucracy makes children of us all.
Editor notes relieve Bennington officials as attorney Williams reports nearly all Bolles Brook water source work is finished. Only final water board approval and town funding terms remain before construction advances, turning attention from legal maneuvers to pipeline progress and daily water supply improvements. Hats off to Putnam Memorial Hospital School graduates, praised for entering valuable nursing ranks amid shortages.
Evelyn Y. Davis, self styled nation s leading minority stockholder who attends company meetings to heckle managers, testified before a House postal rate hearing. She wore a bright zigzag outfit but behaved well, delivering a rambling prepared statement with offhand digressions.
The column imagines a cashless society where banks and computers manage all money flows. A Chicago plant uses account cards to buy snacks, and future tech could burden workers with electronic records and watchful machines. The piece wryly notes bankers may be replaced by charcoal gray computers handling loans and advice.
Lawrence E Harrington of Woodford argues against Bennington College influence in Mt. Anthony Union High School District and area schools. He cites cited department reports showing ties with Bennington College and critiques of grades removal and leftist activism, urging public schools to remain independent of college factions.
Letter to the editor urges readers to join a Friday night vigil from 5 to 6 p.m. on Pageant Street Bennington, asking Americans to reconsider the Vietnam War and its costs and to choose peace over war. It questions the war’s necessity, warns of potential stalemate, and highlights impacts on money, taxes, poverty, and safety.
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