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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. This item notes the newspaper's publication schedule and address for the Bennington Vermont edition.
Vermont tops 400000 residents as central planning and employment officials report rising in state growth. Bennington County ranks third in current health and second in future development with a 4.4 percent unemployment rate, while low income families remain among the state's lowest. The piece argues for proactive land use planning to guide growth over three decades.
John Chamberlain examines Conservative shift from abstract freedom to cost effectiveness and pragmatic results. He cites John Jewkes, Milton Friedman, and U.S. figures like Charles Percy to argue private options and vouchers reduce costs and improve outcomes. Conservatives argue liberal problem solving wastes resources and hurts communities.
A personal fishing diary describes an after work trip catching three trout in under an hour before dark and a second, shorter outing. The writer notes leaks in waders, tangled gear, and calmer satisfaction from time on the stream, then shifts to near shore mackerel and tuna opportunities along the New England coast, urging readers to fish this summer into early fall with light tackle and simple lures.
The column questions building a factory or barn for schooling and year round terms, stressing that capital costs are small compared with salaries, books, and operations. It argues that good teachers are essential and few would teach well in substandard spaces.
Vermont Republican Party faces internal calls for leadership change as State Republican Chairman Derick Webb again backs preprimary conventions and seeks legislation for 1968. Critics say reform should target party committee, not voters, amid broader national commentary on race relations from the Wall Street Journal.
Letter to the editor praises the 150 member Sing Out America youth group for their optimism and self written music. The concerts run July 31 and August 1 at Pittsfield Boys' Club auditorium and August 2 at Wahconah Park Pittsfield at 8 p.m. Tickets available by call to Pittsfield 448-8258.
Boston columnist argues Charles de Gaulle is the era’s greatest showman, obsessed with America and power. He says de Gaulle’s anti American stance drives Europe to seek rivals outside Europe, weakening French influence and demonstrations of national strength. De Gaulle’s tactics, age, and rigidity are examined amid the Atlantic Cold War context.
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