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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. Located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
A Senate pay raise for 1.8 million federal workers highlights bipartisan spending pressures amid inflation and Vietnam escalation. The piece criticizes White House optimism and weak anti inflation controls while noting dissent from Fulbright Morse Javits and Aiken. It argues elections may constrain policy and offer a public voice.
The state highlights Bennington's Globe Union plant with a color photo and mountains to lure industry, touting clean air and outdoor life. Bond vote delay due to property reappraisals. school board cites long completion time for a new elementary school. Norshaft Arlington Little League stars win playoff round. teachers resignations and contract bind remain debated by school boards. Jackie Hurley earns Humane Society scholarship for Bear Island nature camp in New Hampshire. Humane Society plans future opportunities.
A Vermont author meditates on Arthur W. Hewitt’s life from poverty to statewide influence, detailing his clergy work, legislative impact on Vermont education, and long service on the State Board of Education, with vivid nature imagery and family ties threaded through the narrative. The review notes his role in 1912 and 1915 education reform, the Carnegie survey, and his enduring public influence in rural Vermont.
John Chamberlain warns that federal money could erode the identity of small Vermont colleges. Marlboro President Tom Ragle argues that building grants carry strict controls and may distort campus plans, while other funds aid library expansion and student aid.
A critical editorial argues that United States engagement in Asia predates current White House claims and cites historical milestones from Perry to World War II. It contends Korea and Vietnam show long-standing Pacific commitments, not a sudden shift, and warns against oversimplified calls to treat Asia as Europe’s equal theater.
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