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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont. It excludes Sundays and holidays from its printing schedule.
A community editorial warns that a work stoppage at Wrap-Tures Inc in Bennington would devastate 300 jobs and threaten a new 40 job expansion. It urges both labor and management to sit down and reason together to avoid closing the plant amid a disputed union contract interpretation and precarious finances.
In a Saturday Banner piece Ty Resch’s fish eye view suggested the Bennington Battle Monument might tilt, but Sunday confirms the structure remains straight. The lens yielded striking images while the debate over surplus funds for capital projects at Vermont State College continues.
In Decorah Iowa a visitor remembers spring landscapes and a boyhood route once traveled with his sibling from Minneapolis Saint Paul. The journey traces Luther College roots and a Norse ancestral campus path as villagers recount Al Sevareid’s baseball exploits and a faded family history.
Washington column recalls an auto tutor at the Interstate Commerce Commission that removes language clutter. The device redresses dangling modifiers and split infinitives, with over 60 employees de gobbledygooked and accuracy gains of about 13 points. The program issues certificates, but officials say results remain under evaluation.
In a New York piece the author argues that monoculture, from Cuba to the Dominican Republic, worsens exposure to world prices and political shifts. He cites Cuba under Castro and other Latin nations reliant on coffee, tin, oil, beef, or copper, urging diversified economies with U S support and programs like operation bootstrap.
A reapportionment plan dubbed Plan A by a Republican lame-duck legislature may not secure GOP majorities in the New York Senate and Assembly. With 165 Assembly seats and 65 in the Senate, Republicans must defend current districts and gain eight Senate seats and 21 Assembly seats to regain control. Governor Rockefeller backs the plan but warns the Assembly remains uncertain. Democratic Leader Zaretzki calls the outlook bad, especially in Erie and Westchester. The party primaries will test incumbents in overlapping districts.
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