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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. The note outlines the newspaper’s publication schedule and corporate address for readers and notices.
A letter highlights Burr and Burton Seminary’s mixed record as the state Board of Education pursues minimum standards. While praised for strong college prep and commercial programs, the Manchester school lacks industrial arts and home economics. The board will consider a waiver or disapproval, which would cut tuition from public districts and threaten its finances. The paper argues for a flexible, phased approach to expand facilities and broaden curricula to meet comprehensive high school standards.
Editor charts local concerns over BCHS board bargaining price for next year’s rent as a factor in the school bond defeat. Calls for a quick agreement to ease overcrowding and restore harmony. Also reports May parking fines rising from 350 to 1793 the prior month and urges continued meter enforcement.
U.S. Congressman Robert T. Stafford reports House passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments in 1967 by 294 to 122, with Senate approval pending. He supported Green amendments for state control, opposed the Quie amendment on church state issues, and backed extending the Selective Service Act four years while pursuing reforms toward an all volunteer force. He notes major appropriations actions, debt limits, and experiences at the U.S. Canada Interparliamentary conference and Expo 67 Vermont exhibit.
A narrator laments missing Expo 67 due to uncooperative spouse and social limits, then catalogs the vivid exhibits and experiences she would pursue. She imagines Man and Life, Kaleidoscope, Labyrinth, film multiscreens, international foods, shops, and a Rose Garden, ending with a question about visiting the Chatelaine model house in a dream.
Ernest A Thompson of Bennington defends lawful prewar vigils and supports Lyndon Johnson, cites naval service and Vietnam concerns, and argues for American freedoms. He criticizes local school leadership and defends Burr and Burton as a strong school amid district union tensions.
Reader letters criticize state standards and boards as blanket policies, urge abolition of the state Board of Education, and call for professional supervision. A Bennington youth, Charles F Nolfo, notes his Merchant Marine commission while reflecting on Vietnam era tensions and comments by Sen George McGovern.
The piece argues that US consensus diplomacy collapsed as Israel and Arab states moved toward war. It notes flawed intelligence from Moscow, Western unity fraying amid Vietnam, and the difficulty of halting fighting without a major positive move by the leading power. It critiques Johnson’s approach and foresees strain on oil and global power dynamics.
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