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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Hiram G. Savage becomes executive director of the Greater Bennington Association succeeding Donald C. Hicks. Savage, a Vermonter and longtime Bennington resident, must unite diverse groups, secure funding, and promote the area's attractions while addressing bike safety and potential town wide bicycle ordinances. The Moose Club backs safety clinics and cooperation with local officials to reduce accidents and educate young riders about traffic rules.
A Old Bennington resident questions the Camp Y Woods toilet unit lacking a half moon, dismissed as outdated. Local builders Edward Frechette and supporters receive praise for Camp Y Woods work aiding youth vacations. Bernard McCarthy and Cy Bluto win Vermont Lions Club district offices. Allan B. Angney Jr. announces another run for state Senate this fall.
Lipmann argues the President’s shrinking popularity stems from trying a 50-50 war to please hawks and doves. He urges a ceiling on South Vietnam forces, a holding strategy, and a new Saigon government to negotiate a cease-fire with the Viet Cong, then withdraw to pursue talks with Hanoi.
NORTH BENNINGTON. The piece argues machines lack imagination yet aid progress. It cites theater automation errors, a town’s failed street sweeper, and the limits of teaching machines. It defends human skill, warns against overreliance, and notes the Viet Nam conflict influences hawks and doves in policy. It ends with quotes on American women and a British psychiatrist’s lecture.
George H. Spargo of the Bennington Class of 1920 lauds the school’s impact on learning and character as it becomes Mt. Anthony Union High. He recalls teachers, a love of truth, and graduates prepared for space age challenges amid plans for a highway through Manchester.
Shaftsbury Boy Scout Troop proposes ringing church church bells for four minutes at 2 p.m. on July 4 to recall the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Shaftsbury Methodist Church bell and St John the Baptist Church bell in North Bennington agree to participate, with broader community use urged.
Mrs. D Dexter Davis of Birchwood Knoll Bennington reports a diverse list of birds in Bennington County at Mount Anthony base. She notes frequent song and sparrows orioles mourning doves gold finches kingbirds redwinged blackbirds tree swallows bluebirds cow birds meadowlarks with occasional killdeer sparrow hawk pheasant partridge and pine grosbeak. She plans to write about winter birds and urges readers to consult Yankee May for bluebird housing tips.
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