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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1967
Page
1
Saigon reports 1617 U.S. casualties last week including killed wounded or missing as the war intensified. The tally arrives as a Communist death by own action attack using mines and satchel dynamite is noted in the area.
Washington reports Johnson plans to publicly respond to RFK criticism of Vietnam policy amid a White House briefing and network coverage. Kennedy urged a halt to bombing and swift negotiations, while U S gains and Communist losses are tallied across major operations including Adams and Junction City.
Indonesian army troops raided the Central Java base of a Communist underground force led by a faith healer. They killed the leader and more than 80 followers after a nine hour gunfight. Antara said 1,500 communists were captured and the temple used as a cover burned. An undisclosed number of troops were killed.
Vermont Attorney General James L. Oakes ruled the subversive activities clause of the state teachers loyalty oath unconstitutional for vagueness, while the oath itself remains constitutional. The decision follows a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Feinberg Law and distinguishes separability of oath and restriction clauses. The oath requires educators to uphold the U.S. and Vermont constitutions. The subversive clause was deemed vague.
Tight mouthed crews from Maurice Callahan and Sons Inc. of Pittsfield Mass are dismantling six billboards ruled illegal by the Vermont Supreme Court in Bennington. The boards were to be toppled by state highway crews Monday but Callahan offered to remove them himself if allowed until Friday. State Billboard Administrator Joseph Moore said the state accepted the offer.
The Bennington Water Board asks Village voters at the March 20 business meeting to approve use of the $60,000 water sinking fund for improvements to the village water distribution system. Engineer Burton Winslow backs these needed upgrades and the board aims to build a future water source, a project now under Town control financed by a $310,000 bond. Trustees prefer using the fund to cut village debt and buy a new fire truck, sparking a dispute over fund uses. See WATER BOARD Page 12, Col. 7.
Alabama state representative Alonzo Shumate proposes a resolution to stop teaching evolution as fact in public schools. He favors teaching it only as a theory, arguing it should not be presented alongside Bible teachings. The move prompts debate about science, theology, and education policy in Montgomery.
In Montpelier the Vermont House approved a CATV regulation bill by 74 to 72, placing cable firms under the Public Service Board amid claims of monopolistic rates and service gaps. Supporters say PSB oversight curbs high profits and subpar service while opponents cite state overreach into private enterprise. The measure follows committee testimony by PSB Chairman Ernest W. Gibson and includes related actions on private institutions and university titles.
Ger ard David Gaunay and his wife Lillian Evelyn Gaunay were arrested in Petersburg NY on charges of endangering the life or health of a child after their six month old son died from malnutrition. The couple, arraigned before Justice Arthur Smith, face a hearing March 18. The baby died after being taken from home to Samaritan Hospital Troy by Grafton Rescue Squad.
On the Inside Hazel Wills notes village records tell a story while Kit Foster comments on chats with Indians and George Hoag is named Manchester's new police chief. Page references indicate the items appear on page 4 and page 6 respectively.
A Trans World Airlines DC 9 on a Baltimore to Dayton flight lost radio contact with Columbus tower and crashed near Ohio Route 560 in western Ohio about 50 miles northwest of Columbus. The Ohio Highway Patrol credited the report to a spokesperson and confirmed the incident near Bellefontaine.
Washington AP The Judicial branch weighs an unprecedented bid to force Congress to readmit Adam Clayton Powell after the House on March 1 voted to exclude him from membership. Powell, 58, remains at a Caribbean hideaway as he pursues a special election set for April 11 to reclaim his seat, facing Republican rival James Meredith. The suit seeks to overturn the House action and restore Powell to the House.
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