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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The piece argues Henry Cabot Lodge's reappointment as ambassador to South Vietnam serves to mute GOP criticism of Johnson's Vietnam policy. It contends Republicans fail to offer sober, negotiation focused alternatives and fear a turn toward harsher military action could trigger Soviet commitment and disaster. Lodge is praised for recognition that political solutions matter, though his past tenure offered limited insights.
President Raul Leoni of Venezuela, reflecting on the Dominican Republic intervention, warns against a rushed OAS backed inter American military force. He favors free elections, resists Cuban subversion, and stresses American power must be used prudently to shape Latin America’s future. He questions command, site, and permanence of any regional standby force.
A columnist reflects on the rising popularity of bankruptcy culture as bill collectors use deceptive tactics. A California agency touts a supposed win of a new car to lure debtors, prompting FTC action and critiques of “friendly” creditors amid mounting debt pressures.
A reader urges the governor to appoint more women to high level posts after noting 51 top state officials include only three women who will earn about 20 percent less than male peers despite raises. The letter names Helen E. Burbank Stella B. Hacker and Miss Lesley Bell as capable examples and calls for a larger Status of Women Committee with broader representation.
In Cambridge and Eagle Bridge New York the old Union Station hub tied three rail lines together bold with a busy timetable of twenty daily passenger trains and extensive freight. The Rutland Boston and Maine and Delaware and Hudson lines connected Troy to Burlington and Castleton to North Bennington while a peculiar Rutland plan left Bennington with no direct passenger link to Chatham.
A Housewife led backlash on rising costs faces President Johnson as food prices climb 15 percent. Rep. Charlotte Reid warns of a consumer revolt, while labor and agricultural policy, including Wirtz’s foreign worker ban, aggravates shortages. Reuters notes cantaloupe growers rely on Mexican workers, A-teams fail to meet harvest needs, and Reagan links shortages to California politics.
The column mixes jail escape mystery with local color. Gordon A. Wilson’s walk from county jail remains unclear as Judge Fienberg remarks on the sheriff’s hotel. Ads tease a versatile female typist for newspaper work while the Bennington Rescue Squad seeks funds for a new ambulance. The Most Rev. Joyce tackles church fundraising in Manchester as Fresh Air Kids arrive and Marlboro hosts Casals and Kodaly for a summer music festival.
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