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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The Senate censured Sen. Thomas Dodd for using campaign funds for personal expenses and double billing airline fares. The affair harms the public trust and calls for a formal ethics code, annual financial statements, and explicit rules to separate private interests from official duties.
Marquis Childs argues that modern warfare looms toward genocide and mass death as nerve gas, napalm, and atomic bomb use reshape ethics. He traces the slide from World War I gas to World War II atrocities, Viet Nam bombings, and the danger of civilizational self-destruction, urging leadership to reverse the slope.
The piece argues for decentralization in education, praising Goddard College president Pitkin's call for community rooted schools. It contrasts small town schools as centers of civic life with large centralized schools, noting social benefits and risks to student development and leadership.
In discussing rising education costs and real estate taxes a comment suggests poll tax payers should bear more of the load as costs rise. Under a plan raising real estate to 50 percent of fair market value the tax rate on the grand list would fall, cutting poll tax payments. Yet renters would face higher rents as real estate taxes rise. The poll tax is a small share of total revenue. increasing it would not meaningfully reduce real estate taxes. Real estate taxpayers also pay poll tax unless exempt, so raising the poll tax would burden property owners further when taxes are due.
Editor urges every voter to attend polls Tuesday amid differences on school management and education direction in Bennington. Readers are reminded of the importance of choosing candidates whose views align with theirs and to avoid complaints later about board actions.
Canandaigua industrialist How ard J. Samuels, a persistent Democratic hopeful, gains traction for top roles including a possible U.S. Senate bid to face Jacob Javits and a runoff against Mayor John Lindsay in New York City. He works to unite the party amid mixed support from Kennedy and Levitt while pursuing constitutional changes and statewide campaigning.
The writer contrasts Soviet and American exhibits with the Czech display at Expo 67. He argues the Czech pavilion blends beauty and skill, suggesting power shapes nations yet the Czechs show life over force. He ponders if lack of power leads to a focus on daily life and human values.
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