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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Editorials from Washington urge President Johnson to propose a broad disarmament treaty at the San Francisco ceremony. They warn that delays in curbing proliferation threaten national survival and could empower China and rival nations to build hydrogen bombs, narrowing U.S. military dominance. The piece argues for urgent international limits on production and spread of nuclear arms.
Editor notes highlight statewide cooperation among tourism booth staff to showcase Vermont attractions from Bennington to Newport. Aiding travel planning, the in-depth highway survey will yield data to guide future road needs. Jean Henry’s animal cruelty hearing display on fighting cock confiscated at a Bennington raid raises lawmakers’ attention to cockfighting. Representative George Van Santvoord’s letters illuminate legislative work. Horseshoe pitching enthusiasts seek a Bennington league to host Southern Vermont tournaments.
A study shows nearly half of top scholastic high school students from the upper tier do not enter college due to cost. Public colleges cost about 1560 yearly and private about 2370. Poverty programs fund part-time work on campuses, with new proposals for broader loans to needy students, linking work, repayment, and self-sustaining education to address teacher shortages and graduate training.
Washington, the career of Bernard Mannes Baruch is sketched as a triumph of personality. The piece details his imposing presence, deafness aiding witness credibility, and influence in Washington through campaign contributions and friendships with Harry Byrd and Eleanor Roosevelt. It notes his Hobcaw Barony estate, anecdote of roulette at Hobcaw, and his enduring press image despite critics.
In a 19 to 8 secret ballot session the Vermont Senate rejected Belmont R. Pitkin for the Fish and Game Board. Pitkin, a conservation educator and founder of the Vermont Natural Resources Council, was described as highly qualified though opposed by veterans groups who feared his stance on military service. No other qualifications issues were raised.
The record notes the Vermont Senate’s rejection of Pitkin’s view on freedom of conscience, arguing it undermines individual rights and risks making conscientious objectors second class citizens. It cites Roger Williams and Voltaire to stress defending dissent, even when opinions differ.
In Bennington column I praise the Vermont Legislative Directory and Green Mountain Citizenship guide from the League of Women Voters. The piece urges adults to study government, notes reapportionment affects representation, and calls for capable, sacrificing citizens to serve in Montpelier.
The Arlington Garden Club laments repeated nightly thefts of their geraniums at the U.S. 7 and 313 intersection. After replacing plants a third time, the club appeals for six donations from generous gardeners to cover fresh holes, hoping hotter weather will deter thieves. The plea comes from Miss Elise Phillips, publicity chair, Arlington Garden Club.
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