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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Rep Robert Stafford highlighted American civilian-led redevelopment programs in Southeast Viet Nam, including schools sanitation and road building. He warned that success hinges on continued aid and public awareness to win peasant allegiance and prevent a Viet Cong return after U S troops depart.
As a second vote on unifying Bennington's governments approaches, both sides intensify campaigning. In Bennington Village posters urge voters to unify while in North Bennington sheets label the vote a power play. Voter turnout may surpass the 25 percent seen at the first poll, with organizers urging a higher showing to reflect the town's future.
The Banner backs P. W. Roach of Shaftsbury urging churches to ring bells at 2 pm on July 4 to honor the Declaration. The practice, dating to the first signing and the Liberty Bell, would revive a custom faded after the Civil War. It may spread to local churches this year.
Johnson administration promises and Viet Nam war costs strain U S city leaders at the annual conference. Mayors like Lindsay Cavanagh and Collins push for more federal funds to cover rising education, housing and police needs amid debt growth and inflation.
A UPI report notes a House armed services subcommittee has held a six week delay on a bill granting free vacation travel for American spies. If approved, one trip every two years or two trips in three years would be funded for spies at hardship posts and could include their families.
A memorial at the Broadhurst Theatre honors Russell Crouse with Abe Burrows and a starry crowd including Anna Erskine Cornelia Otis Skinner Emily Kimbrough Bennett Cerf George Oppenheimer Morris Ernst and Ethel Merman. Remarks by Marc Connelly John Mason Brown and Dorothy Stickney accompany playful readings from Frank Sullivan and Roy Roberts. The event ends with guests visiting Sardi's, reflecting on Broadway camaraderie.
Readers of The Banner debate interpretive reporting and editorial bias, citing Sam Ogden on liberal tilt in coverage, Times libel history, and a Bennington highway loan caricature. Letters from Lawrence Harrington and George McM Graves discuss press methods and public spending.
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