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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Bennington County families are invited to host city youngsters through the Herald Tribune Fresh Air Fund this July. About 75 hosts have been secured. the program aims for 100 hosts. Children spend two weeks with local families, with optional extensions, experiencing country life and meeting farm animals. Hosts must respond by July 2, with contact contacts listed for area residents ready to brighten a city child’s summer.
Vermont Supreme Court upholds a lower court ruling that six oversized billboards on Bennington roadsides must be removed, with removal expenses charged to the billboard firm. The piece notes permits were issued by mistake and warns trustees about site choices for new firehouses, plus local fishing plans at Gale Meadows Pond and scholarships from the March of Dimes.
Washington calling uncertainty about war and draft clouds prospects of college seniors. Madison reports a campus ceremony as 3600 graduates receive diplomas while draft concerns stir student protests over grades and registration. Expansion of higher education continues despite debate over federal policy and Morrill Act legacy.
A fishing party led by Lucien Loomis and Ken Clayton returned from Lake Pimidon near Kiamika at end of May with red trout from three quarters to a pound and a half, while grey trout reached four pounds. Several locals plan a week of trout fishing. the writer notes bugs, weather, and costs, and discusses safer wildlife travel and changing fishing conditions on local waters.
The piece analyzes how the Democratic Party splits between centralist and regionalist currents, noting Vermonts shift from town power toward regional planning under Hoff. It cites LBJ and Fortas as national forces, argues governors defend decentralization, and suggests a possible move to empower localities while preserving equal opportunity.
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