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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
A royal commission warns Canada stands at a crisis point as English and French speaking Canadians clash over power and status. Quebec seeks more autonomy with some extremists pushing for full separation, while Ottawa under Lester Pearson pursues negotiations and symbolic changes like a maple leaf flag to avert division.
In his final analysis GOP Chairman Dean Burch notes a Southern breakthrough with seven House freshmen from the Deep South, five from Alabama, while admitting near zero black votes in the North. The Selma violence heightens the party's dilemma as Northern voters review civil rights pressures and Wallace's role. Martin led Alabama's delegation and his actions shaped Wallace's exit, prompting questions about the South's durability for Goldwaterism.
A federal judge's deferment of the Selma to Montgomery march tests the balance between free speech and preventing violence. Alabama officials deployed troopers to keep the peace as Martin Luther King Jr. pressed ahead, echoing historic federal and state duties to maintain order while safeguarding civil rights. President Johnson condemned violence but avoided criticizing demonstrators. The piece frames state police authority over nonviolent protests and the evolving national stance on civil rights and public safety.
A Vermont Senate panel heard testimony on a proposed rule requiring drivers to undergo reexaminations every ten years until age 60 and every five years after. The plan would impose hearing, vision, written, and reading tests, with licenses possibly suspended for failing to meet minimum standards. The column argues laws cannot replace sound judgment amid rising car speeds and notes the impracticalities of enforcing safer behaviors.
An illustrated critique of roadside signs prompts a campaign to curb oversized billboards. County leaders back removal of obtrusive signs as part of civic beautification. A conservation camp idea to tackle gypsy moths in Arlington and Pownal gains cautious support, with memories of past campaigns using "Flit" and youth labor. Nancy Otis recalls birth pangs in Manchester regional school study group formation and the Bennington area’s potential union school, urging study, self inquiry, and steady progress toward collaboration.
Associate dean Sidney Wertheimer Jr of Hamilton College urges against changing New York law on alcohol age. He argues the solution lies with parents and students, not law enforcement, and suggests neighboring states impound offenders’ cars to address drunken driving at the parental level.
Arthur Armstrong of Hoosick Falls commends The Banner for publishing John C. Page’s piece Protecting Roadside Trees on February 24. He notes his decades promoting Bare Pavement Maintenance for winter control, cites Vermont’s early adoption and ski industry benefits, and plans to send reprints to officials and consider reproducing the article in trade publications.
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