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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
An editorial argues vandalism at Woodford roadside picnics underscores state beautification challenges. It urges expanded trash barrel programs to show visitors and residents that keeping Vermont beautiful is a civic lifestyle, despite ill manners and ongoing littering.
Friday night in Shaftsbury a Boston man robbed the Strattons at gunpoint. Police work by state and Bennington village officers led to a quick arrest. The piece notes potential demand for a full-time police department and mentions local traffic and parking concerns. The brief also covers Little League champions, upcoming state Legion convention, drought impacts, and the appointment of Dr Richard A Gibbony as Vermont education commissioner with kudos for his qualifications.
Inca stone portals near Sacsahuaman in Peru echo with rock and roll as transistor radios spread across the Andes. Moscow broadcasts Quechua and propaganda roam the Altiplano while Lima contends with Indian Day shifts and smuggled sets thrive along Bogota’s outskirts. The Maryknoll Blue Wave stations teach literacy and health, but most radio use remains unmonitored, feeding rising demands.
A humorous column notes readers struggle to address mothers in law. Guests admit they avoid calling them by name, preferring none to Mr or Mrs. The piece jokes about a national social problem, urging action while skewering economic rhetoric and Edward Heath.
In a taped Harper’s interview reprinted for July, Saul Alinsky argues the civil rights movement lacks a stable mass-based power structure. He cites world political pressures, church support, and past blunders as key forces behind gains, warning that current groups are minor in size and power without durable organization.
The piece argues Lyndon Johnson must address repeal of Section 14(B) of Taft-Hartley, with Powell pressing for a House vote to move the bill from Rules Committee. It notes a national consensus against repeal, labor and political dynamics, and potential Senate hurdles, framing 14(B) as a test of national power and Johnson administration risk.
Mrs Libbia Sleeth Giffen, 57, earned a bachelor of science and education at Muskingum College after years of balancing work and family. Her five children eventually pursued higher education and careers, including a pastor in Shushan and a physician. Her journey began with a $300 annual relief grant and a boarding house plan that fed and educated the brood. The chance graduation came after a decade of summers, extension work, and student teaching.
The Bennington League of Women Voters asks readers to use a specially arranged table of poverty and human resources books at the Bennington Free Library. The library made purchases for this effort and the chairman urges frequent borrowing to inform opinions as the war on poverty and ignorance progresses.
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