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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont excluding Sundays and holidays.
Editorial notes the first annual meeting of the Bennington School District Inc. shows two independent districts can merge peacefully. Widespread interest in school affairs is evident as twelve candidates ran for five board seats, with incumbents largely unopposed.
In Bennington Village and the school district meeting a large field of challengers indicated rising civic engagement. Only ten percent voted at the polls while over one million dollars was discussed at the floor meeting, promising more participation if contests continue and candidates stay active.
Editor notes Bennington merchants stage Midnight Madness with chaotic shoppers digging through piles for items in their size while stores suffer but merchants profit. Storms threaten Vermont, but pass. North Bennington residents see large backyard sculpture deemed art by Zoning Board, prompting debate over what counts as art versus junk.
Washington calls Reagan candidacy dismaying many in the GOP widening the gap between right and left. Reagan’s appeal as a TV friendly governor risks alienating moderates like Hiram Johnson and Earl Warren, while Kuchel faces pressure from backers to join the bandwagon. The piece notes California’s role as a cultural trendsetter and the looming polarized campaign over patriotism versus communism.
A literary column reviews Papa Hemingway by Aaron Hotchner, noting high praise from peers for Hemingway’s influence while detailing intimate, controversial revelations. It covers Hotchner’s 12 years with Hemingway, disputes over privacy raised by Hemingway’s wife, and plans for a Boston stage piece The Hemingway Hero.
Readers respond with views on U.N. involvement in Viet Nam, Stafford’s reply, and the writer’s follow up. Debates on politics and U.S. leadership mix with local notes on Dorset quarry access and Green Mountain Boys State while readers praise Vermonters’ civic engagement and criticize state road and tax policy.
A boss, angered by an employee reading a newspaper during work, orders him to note down Help Wanted ads. The joke riffs on gender roles with a quip about a judge and two women. Bennett Cerf. International Teamster.
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