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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The article notes a surge in registered Negro voters across the South, with nearly a million registrations and counties where Black populations outnumber whites. It highlights the Supreme Court upholding the Voting Rights Act of 1965, describes a “voting revolution,” and observes shifting Democratic and state responses as awareness of Black political power grows.
The village editor notes a Senate committee endorsement for a highway bill to fund U S 7 four lane reconstruction. A new two story wing for St John the Baptist Church breaks ground in North Bennington. Local artist Gary Harbour wins Grange awards, and a radioactive materials crash drill reassures civil defense. The piece closes with playful jabs at boxing bans and a WSJ credit.
The piece argues that U S efforts to contain China via the Vietnam War rely on parallel great power lines between Moscow Washington and Beijing. It questions McNamara and Rusk's strategy, warns against expanding the war beyond the 17th parallel, and emphasizes alignment of Soviet Union Japan India and Pakistan for true containment.
A North Bennington reader rails against LBJ proposed elimination of federal school milk and hot lunch subsidies. The writer argues these cheap meals support hungry children, warn of middle class penalties, and urge keeping subsidies while addressing efficiency. He questions democratic motives and cautions against bureaucratic red tape harming needy students.
This week honors Girl Scout Week and the long history of girls learning cooking, camping, and service. Scouts grow into leaders, guided by the promise to help others, with Bennington area members selling cookies to support the organization and its programs.
A Shaftsbury reader forwards a Vietnam era poem by Kent T. Gilyard of the 54th Signal Battalion. The piece criticizes federally funded birth control programs and cites Atty. William B. Ball of the National Catholic Welfare Conference. It depicts jungle warfare and wartime fatigue.
Review of Agatha Young novel THE TOWN AND DR MOORE set in fictional Haddon Vermont. Probes growth and industry clashing with rural medicine, with doctor tensions, romances, and overdramatic plots. Critic cites heavy handed style and weak character depth despite strong medical research.
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