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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Bennington village president Salva pushes a three five or ten year street and sidewalk plan to widen repave and improve streets with phased annual funding. Trustees cite benefits like safer residential areas and smoother traffic while tourist growth underscores urgency.
Editor notes a local dispute over the identity of a woman pictured on Bald Mountain. Police Chief Silver offers a $5 prize for clues. The discussion touches on language and local trees, with readers weighing in on pine versus spruce and balsam at high elevations.
A playful look at Bennington merchants hosting a nighttime sale titled Midnight Madness. Shoppers await spectacular values until midnight, with locals joking about spring and summer antics and Pekka Jonzon the Swedish student enjoying his summer work while learning about America.
Washington pundits argue the Common Market crisis centers on a bid to create a supranational European government via a common agricultural fund and budget control. France's De Gaulle resists, raising questions about sovereignty, federation, and Western Europe's future including Eastern Europe.
In a 1965 reflection a writer recalls Grandma who doubted running water and rain barrels, arguing water use must tighten as droughts shift from Midwest to Northeast. The piece urges conservation, urges smaller baths, shorter showers, and smarter use of water for gardens, cars, and daily life as future supplies tighten.
Letters discuss potential limits of federal court authority over state reapportionment and urge Bennington and Woodford to form districts by August 1. They warn of court intervention, possible at large elections, and advocate local, timely action led by town officials to avoid outside districting. Readsboro representative Kenalene J. Collins adds urging leadership and action.
Dear Friend a year has passed since midsummer when you walked for a talk and then left. I return to spring and you are not back yet yet you remain here in the minds and hearts of all who knew you. I have been away and you have stayed, always present in memory and greeting.
Two Boy Scouts frantically rushed home after their younger brother, Robert, fell into the river. They attempted artificial respiration but reported he kept reviving and walking away, prompting alarm from their mother.
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