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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 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.
Editorial argues the United States is in a hot war in Viet Nam despite claims of nonwar status. It criticizes Congress for not declaring war, urges congressional debate, cites Aiken’s exception, and laments the public’s limited power to influence policy amid teach-ins and protests. The piece condemns executive and congressional passivity.
Editor notes residents approve merger of Greater Bennington and Grad ed School Districts despite a second vote needed. Vermont politics suffer turnover with House reversals on reapportionment machinery. Carleton G Howe reports arts progress from White House meeting. quotes reflect local editorials and wire-service style snippets.
In the New Senate office, Robert F Kennedy's team fields nonstop calls as speculation swirls about 1968 plans. The piece weighs Kennedy’s chances, the impact of New York politics, and the subtle jockeying among Edward Kennedy, Teddy, and other party players.
A satirical piece recalls a modern western standoff over an NLRB picket at a Blackfoot Reservation project and reflects on labor and education policy. It then shifts to a Vermont driven fight over senatorial scholarships, noting that funds favor students from higher income families and urging reforms while preserving private and public higher education strength.
An ongoing tug of war over the Senate scholarship program pits Harold Raynolds against supporters of expansion. John O'Brien leads a push to keep the bill, while Richard Mallary backs a board run selection. A compromise seems likely, with the future of the program uncertain as both chambers haggle over funding and control.
A Rod and Gun vacation diary from Plum Island Massachusetts covers a week of saltwater fishing ticks. The author and wife stay at Kenmore Cottages and fish from the beach the surf and from boats out of Newburyport catching mackerel trout and stripers. They plan an all day halibut cod trip aboard the Knickerbocker and Ho Hum II and note a nearby mishap with a split boat while chasing striped bass in the Merrimack River.
A call to scrap senatorial scholarships argues they risk devolving into money for votes as tuition costs rise. The writer warns officials with political futures tied to constituents should not wield funds that influence education, urging immediate reform before damage grows.
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