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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 125 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues CIA subsidies to liberal groups were unjustifiable secrecy. It notes liberal beneficiaries, questions strategic gain from backing European youth and labor groups, and condemns undermining Congress scrutiny and subsidized organizations’ integrity. It concludes the program was wrong, unnecessary, and costly.
The legislature considers a 10 percent tax on ski lift tickets, debated as harmful to Vermont skiers and visitors. Local readers identify Hoosick Falls Marine Norman Galvagni in a Vietnam front-page photo, while Bennington reports record snow, derailed trains, and revived regional rail activity as February ends.
A Massachusetts Rhode Island market report notes sustained 16th month production drop, asks why dairy farmer returns don’t rise. It advocates replacing the New York Class I formula with the Mass RI formula to curb profiteering, urging cooperatives to back the change and raise New England prices. The letter cites Senator Santarcangelo’s wage stance, local pay disparities, and industry practices.
John V Colclough of Soldiers' Home Bennington denounces the Feb. 21 editorial on fair housing as biased and untrue. He argues for natural segregation in housing and schools, cites wildlife examples and Prohibition to claim the bill is foolish and unenforceable, urging another editorial presenting opposing views.
In this letter to The Banner, East Arlington resident Harriet Christiansen urges voters to approve March 7 ballot measures to enlarge the existing school buildings. She notes Arlington’s growth since the first senior class and says enrollment has risen 26 percent overall, stressing the need for modern facilities and a broad curriculum to prepare students for higher education and a progressive future.
Reader letters from Pierson Ostrow of Vermont correct errors in John Goodwin's Feb 20 housing bill article. Private single family dwellings are included in the prohibition, Alden bond proposal was dropped, and Ostrow notes he spoke for the NAACP Housing Committee. He also clarifies the Burlington signers came from across Vermont.
Letter writer Marion Riddle argues against claiming all Bennington teachers are leaving and notes most teachers are high quality. She says departures often seek better opportunities, urges informed citizen involvement, and cites local school and government openness at meetings.
LANDGROVE Vermont editors condemn a housing bill passed by the state House, decrying evasive changes and a one man one vote approach. The piece urges the Senate to reject the measure and argues the bill misstates human and property rights while exposing political self interest among lawmakers.
Washington argues that Kosygin and Podgorny link a North Vietnam bombing pause to a broader peace conference. Secretary Rusk counters that Hanoi seeks unconditional, permanent limits. The piece questions Rome-style reciprocity and U.S. willingness to negotiate a political settlement amid conflicting signals from Moscow and Hanoi. It notes a public misinterpretation of permanent and calls for serious engagement with the Soviet proposal.
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