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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily Vermont newspaper published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington, excluding Sundays and holidays.
The Vatican’s new mixed marriage regulations stop short of full liberalization but mark a cautious shift toward ecumenism. Excommunications for Catholics who wed outside the church are canceled retroactively, and bishops may accept verbal pledges on educating children in Catholic faith, signaling further easing ahead.
Editor notes outline five summer highway projects on U S 7 through Pownal and Bennington to straighten curves and redesign intersections, reducing accidents while four-lane expansion is planned within five years. Also covered are deer herd management talks, an antlerless season debate, a department movie on wildlife, and Windsor Prison MDTA work-release with outside jobs.
Fischetti praises practical rehabilitation as a humane program for inmates who work or train, aiding reintegration and earnings to support dependents. Commissioner Woodhall cautions restraint, while officials urge leveraging opportunities for constructive life after release. False fire alarms in Bennington Village draw harsh censure and a warning of penalties. The piece closes with a quip about the moon.
The author reflects on U S involvement in Mexico from the Mexican Revolution era to the mid 1920s. He credits Calvin Coolidge and Dwight Morrow for avoiding intervention and negotiating with Gen Plutarco Calles, aided by Lindbergh, to stabilize Mexico. The piece touts improved Mexican stability, peso strength, and regional implications for U S Latin policy and Cuba relations.
A collection of quotes from Christopher Kraft Jr and Cardinal Cushing critiques and observations. The speakers discuss spaceflight longevity, church reform, papal influence, and political tensions.additional context notes shifting Mexican views on allies and Cuba, reflecting Cold War era discourse.
A lighthearted Vermont column contrasts the marketed Four Season State image with the mud season reality. It describes spring’s two stages, muddy roads, and the risk of getting stranded, notes highway warnings, and humorously recounts a mother’s laundry ready method to cope with kids’ mud. It ends with the notion that rubber boots and penance mark Vermont’s true spring path.
The Congress backs President Johnson's plan to raise about 6 billion dollars over 15 months without raising tax rates. It suspends auto and telephone tax cuts while considering social security coverage for those over 72. Deficit risks loom, with calls for wage and price controls and tax increases amid inflation worries.
Dick West explains that televised presidential conferences draw questions that may seem foolish. He notes many reporters also cover Congress and attend non news conferences, leading to repetitive, improvised questions when another asks first.
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