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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Outcry in Manchester over property assessments mirrors Vermont wide concerns. The piece argues listers lack resources and professional standards, urges passage of Hoff's district assessment bill to hire expert appraisers, and calls for transparent ground rules to reduce inequities. Local reform may wait until next year amid late-session hurdles.
Editor notes urge scrutiny of Green Mountain Park operations and a possible Vermont Racing Commission interrogation. Also reports Belington open house for Globe Union plant and 1915 Bennington graduates reunion memories. Garden column offers iris care tips while praising hardy blooms.
U S Representative Robert T Stafford details House passage of a 4.8 billion five stage excise tax cut. Provisions include auto tax cut, repeal of handbag and jewelry duties, reduction in phone tax, and staged reductions through 1969. He notes permanent taxes on alcohol and air transport, plus political context and his voting record on related bills.
The Franklin Tidewater News laments professional prizefighting after the Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston bout. It notes the unsportsmanlike nature of attacking a downed opponent and calls the match gentle, suggesting the sport’s decline may be imminent as crowds see little merit in the brutality.
A Western statesman reports a dismaying Kremlin jolt from a long talk with Premier Kosygin in Moscow. He portrays an urgent effort to spread a favorable line while warning that U S policy risks driving the Soviet Union into full Viet Nam war involvement. The piece notes broken high level communication since Khrushchev era talks and fears a colder, more perilous standoff between the two nuclear powers.
Letter writers decry press bias in reporting Vermont education reform and a Bennington benefactor tale. They fault The Banner for eight lines on A John Holden Jr and call for fuller coverage of local events. The piece contrasts national NATO talks and Vietnam with Vermont stories and urges press accountability.
In Springfield and Richford Vermont, class of 1965 graduates celebrate milestones as Fair Haven Union High School opens a new wing featuring a blue library with donated Boston Girls High School stained glass. The article notes student pride, civil rights context, and continuing calls for stronger education amid global tensions.
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