Bennington voters back Taxpayers Protective slate
The Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association boosted candidates for sister office and selectman and saw three ballot items approved. The editorial notes rising interest in tax fairness, warns the BTPA to temper its tactics, and questions the impact of dramatic exposes on property assessments.
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Bennington Taxpayers Protective Association
Bennington
BTPA
Sister
Selectman
Listers
CPA
Ronald Reagan
California
Board of Selectmen
Whither BTPA Leaders Call for Careful Tax Reform
The Bennington tax issue debate argues that hastily raising assessments risks driving away major employers while sweeping cuts could harm essential public services and schools. It advocates forming a citizens committee to study property tax problems and press for responsible leadership rather than blanket changes.
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Bennington
Vermont
BTPA
Bennington Adopts Master Plan At Town Meeting
Bennington residents approved the town master plan by a 700 vote margin and backed a $6,000 appropriation for a new public park. The vote aims to unlock federal aid for public improvements and guide long range planning to improve services land use downtown areas and facilities.
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Park Commission
Bennington votes on parks and water plans
The report notes summer preparations for recreational facilities, authorization for the Park Commission to replace trees along highways, and a suggestion to extend the commission's powers to tree removal and spraying. It urges a small yearly fund for new trees and the creation of a sinking fund for water and sewer extensions. It calls for a Town Water Committee to manage Bennington's new water supply.
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The
Park Commission
Bennington
Rockefeller Vital for Reconstruction and Federal Unity
A 1968 editorial argues Lyndon Johnson has eroded national confidence and urges replacing him with a Republican president, specifically Nelson Rockefeller, as the best path to reconstruct policy, heal wounds from the Vietnam war, and govern New York as a model for national leadership. It contrasts Nixon and Rockefeller, endorsing Rockefeller for strong, technocratic governance and party realignment.
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Johnson
Eugene McCarthy
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Republican Party
Richard Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
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Ronald Reagan
Nixon
Asia
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Everett Dirksen
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Eisenhower
Miami
Vietnam
New York
Nixon Is Vulnerable Rocky's Opportunity Will Come at Convention
News analysis by Elizabeth Dwyer argues Romney's exit leaves Nixon exposed as front runner by default. Nixon lacks his own power base and governors support, creating a vacuum Rockefeller could exploit. The piece predicts a firefight in Miami's GOP convention and warns Nixon may face a coalitions shift as delegates decide their August stance.
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Romeny
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Ronald Reagan
Johnson
Rockefeller
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Westmoreland
Korea
Uncle Sam
North Korea
South Korea
LBJ
U.S
Letters express concern over Vietnam and politics
Dale R Sands of Shaftsbury argues the escalation in Vietnam risks defeat, urges universal draft age equal to Korea, questions U.S. aims, and warns about regional turmoil. Viola Goodyear of Bennington praises civic letters and notes Mrs Tucker in Australia. H Glenn Payne shares Uruguay’s two-party caricature as a caution for Vermont politics.
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Shaftsbury
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Miss Tucker
Australia
Viola Goodyear
Browning Place
Bennington
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Uruguay
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H. Glenn Payne
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