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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201 as the town’s local news source and print outlet.
Bennington residents urged to withhold judgment on Mt Anthony Union High School until it is filled and finished. The editorial argues the 1,000 pupil capacity, cost of 1.9 million against 3.5 million estimates, and fortresslike design reflect economy and strong educational purpose. It defends architectural choices and urges patience as students and staff adapt.
Letters from Nancy Bowen Florence Kalinovesi and Albert Ray criticize the closing of Bennington Catholic High School and the new Mt Anthony School project. They denounce uses of funds for lounges and a courtyard, question tax costs, and urge focus on education and teachers. They cite damp classrooms and the dumping area as wasteful.
The column mocks Rep. H R Gross for dissecting State Department cultural grants, noting Chief Justice Earl Warren's South American trip cost and value. It contrasts Gross with Rep. Rooney, who belabors dissenters, and discusses plans for a semi government council to run cultural programs while criticizing under secretary Katzenbach’s limited budget and ongoing disarray.
In New York the YGOP convention outlook favors the conservative slate led by Jack McDonald as three candidates contend for chairman. Jim Betts backed by Nelson Rockefeller forces may split liberals, with Ray Cooper leveraging northern and southern factions. The event, set for Omaha, features George Romney and Ronald Reagan as speakers while factions weigh past Alcorn and Bliss controversies.
Dupont Pennsylvania angler Frank Kociolek landed a 24 pound 33 inch brown trout in Pike County. Local reports note many trout runs are small and hot weather brings biting insects making fishing uncomfortable. Bass season opens this month and Lake St. Catherine Hortonia Raponda are noted for larger fish while donations support a pheasant purchase plan.
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