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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily Vermont newspaper issued every day except Sundays and holidays. It is published by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Washington calling Bundy shifts from the White House to the Ford Foundation as president. He runs a $250 million annual program while keeping a blunt, dispassionate approach to hard policy questions. He argues taxes could fund both Vietnam and poverty, while guiding foreign aid and Western alliance issues.
Mountain chatter shares a Sunday ramble in Searsburg with Charlie the woodchuck’s fate, crows feasting, and reflections on Skylark breezes. A Brattleboro trip for Bargain Days contrasts past gaiety with today’s sparse crowds as visiting locals and hikers populate nearby state parks and Mt Olga’s fire tower draws thousands.
Montpelier controversy over Vermont anti billboard laws highlights need for traveler information. Aug 4 meeting aims to study alternative signs and sign plazas near towns like Bennington Manchester and Arlington to guide visitors to motels restaurants and attractions while signs are removed under the 1970 deadline.
Editor recounts Bennington political chatter with Bennington County angles. Mentions Jim Wallace running for legislature, GOP gains, Democrats courting candidates, and future races. Also notes highway plans by Tom Hayes, reaction to unified government, and Rep. Robert Stafford seeking another term with possible challenge from William J. Ryan.
The author argues libertarians and conservatives differ on Romney, seeing him as a genuine conservative and moralist. Romney’s economic stance echoes Austrian libertarian ideas, while doubts about Viet Nam linger among some conservatives. The piece urges Romney to shed Eastern stereotypes, build cross regional appeal, and adapt to a changing Republican landscape.
Mrs Thomas Butterfield explains reasons behind her husband Tom Butterfield leaving Bennington Elementary and Cora B Whitney schools for a new job at Fisher Elementary in Hartford Connecticut. She cites a better working environment, proximity to a master’s program, chance to build a full physical education program, shorter class times, and monetary factors, noting prior unmet advancement prospects at Union High School.
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