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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 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 piece questions Romney's shift from anti Big Three fighter to liberal Republican hope and criticizes his silence on Vietnam. It argues the public deserves clear positions from Romney and notes his evasiveness may avoid enemies but won’t win crucial support in 1968. Romney’s guarded stance risks weakening his political standing as Vietnam dominates the campaign debate.
Vandals chopped down billboards in Great Barrington while courts ruled Shaftsbury and Bennington laws legal. The Supreme Court upheld Shaftsbury’s sign ordinance 3 2, urging towns to codify comprehensive zoning. Bennington’s Town Meeting begins with votes on projects and candidates, stressing civic participation amid cold morning turnout.
A Vermont column contrasts the end of two decades of CIA backed anti Communist activity with a cautious view on domestic lobbying. It argues the CIA era created an uneasy climate, then shifts to Montpelier where 81 paid lobbyists mingle with lawmakers.
The article questions whether lawmaking is true deliberation or reaction driven by lobbyists. It lists groups represented by 81 lobbyists and notes the lobbyists serve clients, not the general public, challenging the value of lobbying. It imagines testing lobbyist influence by raising their number to 150 and letting them make the laws.
Reader notes Sen Edward V Long s critique of The Intruders a polarizing book on privacy and government power. The review taunts the Missouri senator and questions the author s argument while summarizing chapters on wiretaps surveillance cameras and eavesdropping tools, with skeptical closing remarks about constitutional rights and public figures.
Kirtland I. King outlines George as the taxpayers’ voice in the New York Constitutional Convention era. Key issues looming include a 2.5 billion highway and mass transit program, compulsory health insurance, and potential changes to the 84 year old abortion law. Public hearings begin March 6 on health insurance with a July 1 1968 effective date. George’s stance may delay action until next year. Reapportionment and school aid formulas also hinge on convention decisions.
A letter to The Banner states that a political ad wrongly printed Robert Dressler as Dorset town treasurer. The board notes no candidate was presented after appointing Margaret Harrington on Feb 28 1967 following Ada R. Towslee's death.
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