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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1965
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.
A Vermont opinion piece questions the Green Mountain Park management delaying the spring harness meet in Pownal. It cites stock values, asset levels, and a proposed legislative financial review, arguing for fair pari mutuel terms and warning of continued pressure tactics by track barons.
The editor highlights Gerald Cornell’s death while battling a barn fire on Holy Cross land to stress firefighting dangers and praises volunteer firefighters. Readers protest a front page crash photo as disturbing, while Vermont highway deaths rise. Reapportionment may trigger shakeups in big town politics. salaries could attract better candidates. Parking becomes a symptom of enforcement, declared by The Ellicottville Post.
Washington portraits LeRoy Collins as director of the Federal Community Relations Service guiding post Selma after police violence. He balances federal aims with Southern realities, aims to enforce the Civil Rights Act, and keeps calm under pressure while coordinating with King, Wallace, and other leaders in a volatile scene.
Letters Cree urges rejection of a Vermont sweepstakes bill citing morality, long term economic damage, and preservation of Vermont’s reputation for thrift and integrity. The editor notes testimony at a Feb 24 hearing, a 10 to 4 vote, and continues with a Vermont tax and growth-focused alternative.
A reflection on historiography questions the authenticity of famous phrases and legends. The piece cites Allen’s rat-driving voice, Washington’s beds, Pershing and Lafayette, Caesar’s veni vidi vici, and Lindbergh’s Paris greeting, arguing many widely held claims are uncertain or misattributed.
Erwin N. Griswold argues American attitudes toward Black people reflect a national neurosis requiring long patient treatment though the nation moves toward the goal. He also notes the US caste system persists since Emancipation in a book on law and lawyers. Lewis F. Powell Jr. urges a sensible balance between press freedom and fair trial rights to protect public trials from secrecy.
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