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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Vermont veterans groups protested Belmont Royce Pitkin’s Vermont Fish and Game Board appointment claiming disloyalty for his World War II conscientious objector status. The piece questions relevance of war era beliefs to conservation work and ridicules the protest as overblown.
The letter defends Pitkin's qualifications for a conservation board seat, noting his master's and PhD, and rejects the idea that veteran status or conscientious objection should disqualify him. It condemns protesters as engaging in unfair, bigoted witch hunting akin to McCarthy era tactics, urging the Senate committee to ignore the uproar.
A column contrasts a solar eclipse photos by scientists with modern flight and space, then analyzes Vermont politics where Republicans write off 1966 hope and eye 1968. Gov Hoff appears invincible, while moderates back Richard Snelling as 1966 candidate, amid party divisions and fiscal gains.
The piece argues Capitol snuffing Snelling over right to work burdens the GOP, forecasting a 1968 liberal rise with Hoff stepping aside. It weighs potential moderates like Billings Keyser Davis Harmon and others, likening the party to a fading Yankees system while Democrats from Raynolds to Schmidt loom as heirs to Hoff.
Washington columnist Dick West notes Ways and Means hearings on ending duty free liquor for travelers. Paul A Porter argues the plan harms cripples and the elderly who cannot carry heavy bottles, while liquor companies support the critique.
Editor notes the center opens its 36th summer season with outstanding displays and high caliber programs for Bennington area residents and visitors. The piece also urges action on downtown traffic congestion, reports purse thefts in churches in Hoosick Falls and Raymer town, and recalls Joe Paresky’s summer venture to revive good humor in Bennington. It highlights Ron Raynold’s column on child abuse reports and the need for protective legislation.
Congress and the White House consider exempting combat area pay from federal income tax. The push cites Viet Nam and potential Dominican Republic combat zones. Proposals argue that even a 5 percent pay rise remains inadequate for lower ranks, while higher officers gain more. Tax rules and overseas service complicate relief efforts amid rising casualties and competition with private industry for skilled personnel.
In a Fort Lauderdale letter former post office coworker Wally Wahlquist and family recount a 22 foot fiberglass boat trip off Lauderdale beaches. They hooked a 30 inch dolphin and a 25 pound barracuda while filleting a 40 pound dolphin, noting Balao lure use and a six foot maximum dolphin size. The writer plans future trips when visiting Florida next winter.
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