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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The Tuesday Gemini mission completed three Earth orbits with several firsts. Major Virgil I. Grissom became the first man to fly twice in space and both spacecraft and capsule logged the first manned maneuverable flight. The crew demonstrated orbit shaping and controlled reentry, plus tests on space survival. The craft landed 60 miles from the recovery ship, but overall the mission proved U.S. space technology progressing.
A Bennington editorial discusses the farm surplus issue as a distribution problem rather than a surplus. It cites USDA purchases, world price effects, and fears of hunger driving support for an international food program led by the UN FAO and the World Food Program. It notes Myrdal and Humphrey predictions and warns of rising hunger and potential unrest if needs go unmet. It also includes editor notes on Vermont politics, dognapping concerns, and dairy industry shifts.
A National Affairs column examines the proposed voting rights bill penalizing nonvoters and targets select states with past discrimination. It questions administration motives, cites Chicago polling abuses, and notes proposed stiff penalties to enforce voter turnout while arguing broader safeguards are lacking.
A Vermont opinion argues the Racing Commission must oversee track relief measures, with proposed changes including enlarging duties, hiring a full time comptroller, and separating track revenues from the general fund. The piece criticizes hurried legislation and calls for careful study and legislative accountability. It warns against dependence on track revenue and urges sound oversight in future budgets. It concludes with a reader letter endorsing universal private medical insurance similar to Danish practice.
Washington cables frame the Vietnam War as reaching a point where heavy U S ground involvement seems unavoidable. The piece surveys mounting risks of escalation, possible troop mobilization, and the political pressures shaping President Johnson's decisions.
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