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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
Editorial notes strong turnout at Bennington meetings with support for a village streetsweeper purchase and an $1,800 appropriation to form a committee to study municipal government. Voters also approved a zoning ordinance and a study of a village employee retirement plan, signaling active public interest.
Trustees of the water department back a sinking fund to finance expansion of the water system. Growth in the outside town will require additional supply, with village taxpayers bearing costs. Salvatore Santarcangelo wins village presidency over James B. Gibney. Dash exits after serving with effort and dedication.
The Kennedy assassination inquiry faces a difficult task as the Ruby verdict stirs doubt about American justice. Critics say the televised finale resembled a kangaroo court and question the Dallas jurisdiction. Melvin Belli presses for special guards for Ruby amid growing concerns.
A letter defends the Vermont Legislature against Gov Hoff's late session criticisms. It argues the administration’s highway task force bill was ill prepared and withdrawn after a brief debate. It asserts windfall funds would cover deficits and critiques aid to education as redistributive, urging overhaul.
The piece compares Sears Roebuck’s rise from a Red Wing station agent to a national giant with Bennington’s own 1917 cooperative savings and loan. It recounts humble beginnings, early meetings, a 1924 fire, and later growth to nearly 13 000 shares and about $2 million in assets. The story emphasizes a shared spirit of enterprise and community service.
The $11.5 billion tax cut appears to lift non farm payrolls nationwide with February gains of 80 000, double forecasts, while Vermont reports 13 000 unemployed and 8.5 percent jobless rate. State hopes snow melt will accelerate impact. Vermonters await tax cut effects in the Green Mountain State.
Roosevelt Raceway in Nassau New York opened a frigid 1964 harness season drawing 35 000 fans despite seven inches of snow. Infra red heaters and blowers tried to ease the cold as $2 350 342 passed through mutuels yielding $235 000 in New York tax receipts and highlighting the rising status of horse racing as aGovernor driven sport.
The piece critiques Senator Goldwater after New Hampshire results, noting voters rejected both his conservative platform and the progressive option. It highlights Ambassador Lodge as a contrasting figure and suggests Nixon remains in play while Oregon and California primaries loom.
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