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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont, outlining its serving schedule and corporate address.
The piece notes North Viet Nam may not execute American fliers amid global pressure led by U Thant and rivals in Ho Chi Minh's camp. U S lawmakers fear intensified bombing, while some fear President Johnson must avoid escalation. The author questions the value of hoarding the prisoners and warns of broader war risks.
Residents packed Hoosick Falls Municipal Building to back a new pool estimated at 53 183 dollars while a school district budget of 1 368 106 dollars passed with 21 voters. The piece also covers billboard injunctions in Bennington and local Vermont pride in flowers and St Peters Church Fair posters.
New York analysis argues that postwar employers favor degrees, yet students doubt business appeals. Harvard data show 70 percent plan graduate school, 16 percent intend work, with some choosing social or government service. Colleges and corporations face image clash as graduates seek advanced study over business roles.
An opinion column argues the Vietnam War has become a vicious spiral of frightfulness, with both sides inflicting barbarous acts. It warns that U S threats to bomb and Hanoi’s retaliation could push the conflict toward extermination, urging civilized restraint to halt the escalation.
North Bennington columnist voices worry that future home automatons may threaten women's roles yet argues machines cannot replace the care and moral support women provide. The piece notes self cleaning gadgets, food centers, and plastic houses, but ends with a cautions line about living in plastic homes and lighted matches.
U S Congressman Robert T Stafford Vermont notes optimism for major changes to the draft law by the 89th Congress. He urges timely funding for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Higher Education Act, Economic Opportunity Act, and other welfare laws while hearings probe fair drafting and possible shifts to voluntary enlistments and shorter draft calls.
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