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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Walter Lapham argues against a western four-lane U.S. 7 highway, favoring modernization of the existing road to preserve Vermont’s character. The piece notes population growth, rising traffic, and tourism demands, endorsing a dual approach: keep U.S. 7 rural and scenic while building a four-lane corridor for future traffic, with careful improvements in hazardous areas.
A vandal destroyed flower beds and damaged the pond pump at the new garden park behind the Bennington Free Library. The park, funded by Rotary Club and locals in memory of Bradford Smith, faced an urgent call for restoration and protection from future acts of destruction.
Boston Globe letter from David OBrien currently jailed for six months to six years after burning his draft card to protest the Vietnam War. He argues the act symbolizes a moral choice to sustain life over killing and urges Americans to consider whether violence serves peace or freedom. His imprisonment, he says, proves the clash between death and life and aims to provoke broader reflection.
A retrospective piece marks one year since Adlai Stevenson died in London. It highlights his generosity, humor, and intellect, tracing the dilemma he faced between United Nations goals for peace and Washington’s nationalist approaches. The article notes his influence waned, his possible path to secretary of state, and his enduring legacy as a citizen patriot.
Donald Armstrong 14, son of Raymond and a Pow nal Road family, spent a week at Green Mountain Conservation Camp on Lake Bomoseen. Warden Alton Blow directed the program with foresters and State Police help. Don learned fly fishing from Harold Dockum and forestry and fire safety from Junior Harwood. All campers completed the NRA Hunter Safety program and fired 22 caliber rounds, scoring 64 of 100 for second place. Field trips included Rutland sewage plant and Pittsford fish hatchery. A bunk collapse caused a brief jolt but no injury. Don aspires to be a forester, and the training should help.
A veteran Taiwan diplomat argues centralized Bolshevik style rule may not repeat in Red China. He notes Liu Shao-chi’s waning influence, Lin Piao’s rise, and a potential post Mao fissure toward warlordism. If Lin falters, Taiwan’s 600,000‑strong army could influence a power shift. the scenario is speculative, not official policy.
William Kehoe objects to property reappraisal raising his assessed value well above his purchase price and questions fairness and tax structure. Margaretta Van R. Schuyler thanks the Putnam Hotel flower display mention and notes posters for St. Peter's Church fair designed by Richard Comins and silk screened by Lynn Wilson.
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