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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1967
Page
4
Bennington Banner is published daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont. The notice specifies the newspaper's publication pattern and contact base in Vermont’s Bennington area.
Voters in Bennington face Article 16 at the village meeting deciding whether to form a committee to study replacing the village government with a city. The panel would analyze unification versus city status, coordinate with neighboring towns, and assess impacts on services and governance for all residents.
Town and Village officials remain unsure about using the 60000 sinking fund for village water system improvements. The water board insists the money benefits village property owners, not the entire town, clarifying misconceptions about outside-town usage. The issue comes amid letters from readers and a bomb scare hoax regarding Benki school. Father Lawrence McAuliffe will rejoin the Marines as chaplain, leaving Sacred Heart Parish.
A series of letters discusses dance rules at Mt Anthony UHS, Easter Seal support, gratitude to Bennington, and homeowner sewer extension policies. Contributors urge fair treatment, continued personal expression, and reasonable cost sharing, urging officials to adopt inclusive rules and responsible governance.
A March 15 Banner news release notes Mrs Richard Van Santvoord attended a closed selectmen meeting the night before. The writer questions why she was present if not elected or appointed to town office and asks what capacity justified her access to the executive session.
The article recounts wildlife photographers braving long waits and guided elephant rides to view a herd of about ten large elephants with several youngsters in Corbett Park India. Park managers provide careful access, ensuring a safe, non intrusive encounter that highlights the interdependence of life and the value of conservation for visitors from around the world.
The article recalls Bennington’s volunteer fire service founded in 1849, details the shift from Protective Association subsidies to increased pay and benefits, and notes key events like the 1874 Bradford Mill fire and evolving equipment, bells, and firehouses. It highlights veterans of village life among its chiefs and the department’s public service through major Main Street fires.
In Washington a 114 year old statue of Andrew Jackson stands in Lafayette Park as an ancient landmark amid questions about relocating it for a Jackson Plaza and moving Lafayette. The piece weighs moving costs and symmetry, suggesting renaming the site Jackson Park as an alternate plan. A Sunday School anecdote closes the column.
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