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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 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.
Vermont officials celebrate removal of U S highway 7 signs north and south of Bennington. Garden Club leaders and Sen Flanders urge a roadway directory and stronger ordinances to curb future blight while preserving gateways to the state.
The piece questions President Johnson’s pursuit of a consular treaty and trade deals with the Soviet Union as leverage for peace in Vietnam. It warns that without a prearranged ceasefire, such diplomacy could backfire, and notes past evidence that consulates may not deter Communist actions. It suggests secret understandings may exist but cautions the bridge program hinges on broader, beneficial agreements.
A Landgrove writer argues that prejudice functions like mushroom picking. Most edible fungi are safe but a few poisonous ones exist, mirroring how people lump all mushrooms into one unsafe group. The essay uses toadstool definitions, mentions Boris Bogoslovsky, Clara Sipprell, and local scenes to illustrate how fear shapes judgment and choice.
The column questions a popular theory about Democratic gains at Bennington Town Meeting and notes turnout rose 5 percent despite good weather. It also corrects a Banner caption error stating Da Nang as the site of a U.S. base in South Vietnam, not South Korea.
Tulsa Tribune notes the queen will drop tuxedos for a lounge suit at a formal dinner with Russian Premier Kosygin as guest. It jokes that such fashion shifts could alter Marxist ideology, citing Oklahoma’s governor who promised not to wear a cockeyed tux yet wore formal attire anyway.
The Kennedy family joins open opposition to Vietnam angering President Johnson who faces a split in the Democratic camp. Robert Kennedy’s break signals a shift that could affect the 1968 race and future leadership, with Johnson blamed for reversals and muddied public debate. A Vermont letter to Bent Dryden's Standard reveals reporting errors from half a century ago.
Washington reports that a televised news conference showed Johnson and Kennedy differences over Vietnam, with parties worried about political damage. Analysts say Johnson’s past misstep in 1964 about Kennedy’s vice presidency fuels present tensions, while Kennedy’s silence on speeches complicates talks. The piece humorously wonders if unlimited vice presidents would calm politics but doubts TV would suit the idea.
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