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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner, published daily except Sundays and holidays, is produced by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Editorial argues co operative plan between Vermont agencies to build a 100 acre lake at Billings Pond on Green Mountain National Forest land. A $100,000 dam funded by department fees could create fishing boating swimming picnicking and camping for up to 6000 visitors per weekend while Fish and Game emphasizes sport and other uses align with Forest Service goals. The exact plans await detailing as state and federal partners work toward a shared recreation objective.
The Forest Service would manage or lease the Billings Pond area, a first Vermont co operation with state and federal agencies. Vermont hopes for improved swimming and boating facilities to promote tourism and serve residents, building on Lake Paran Emerald Lake and Hapgood Pond as models.
The national foreclosures rate has not reached danger levels but has risen from two to three per thousand in the 1950s to about four last year, with regional strains in defense layoffs, regional slowdowns, and higher housing costs. Government programs attract higher risk buyers, while mobility and ownership plateaus affect demand and equity concerns.
A New Mexico Legislature session featured a prayer by Rev. William Crews, urging budget wisdom as lawmakers spend millions on buses and gyms. The anecdote, cited in various newspapers, accompanies quips on discipline and modern domestic life from unrelated editorials.
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson leads intense efforts with President Kennedy to push civil rights, describing his upbringing and ambition. A Miami Beach Governors Conference pledge backs preserving the civil rights gains, while Texas politics and U.S. options frame 1964 reelection considerations. Johnson invites UN delegates to his Texas ranch as reassurance amidst GOP criticism.
In Northern Vermont Murdoch pilots four small horses pulling a heavy log load down a dangerous hill for five days. On the final climb a broken cable forces a life risking descent but the team regains speed and completes the run. Murdoch recalls the event with pride and a toast to speed.
A first person account of a foggy Hamp ton Beach deep sea trip aboard the Gannet charter boat. Skipper John Foote guides a 40-foot craft with 32 passengers, catching haddock cod and hake while noting radio chatter among Smith and Gilmore boats and the crew including Ken Hawke. The writer reports variable morning and afternoon luck, rough seas, and advice to try again mid August to late September for better fishing.
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