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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The Supreme Court’s rulings in Ginzburg and Fanny Hill shift focus to how publications are advertised to judge obscenity. The decision, met with dissent, holds promotion can undermine legality, signaling a new tool against publishers who cloak salacious material as art or social value. Justice Douglas criticized sexy ads as irrelevant to a book’s merit, though subjectivity in obscenity remains a concern.
The Bennington South Supervisory Union budget for 1966-1967 shows education expanding into a large scale operation. The merged Mt Anthony Union High School district and Bennington village and rural elementary schools plan over 80 000 dollars for administrative salaries clerical staff data processing gear supplies and travel. The note likens the growing district to a corporate enterprise while promising further updates.
Hoosick Falls editors critique the habit of comparing highway deaths with Viet Nam casualties. They argue such comparisons are sensational and distort the dangers of war versus civilian traffic. Readers are urged to distinguish accidents from national policy and to avoid alarmist readings.
Washington notes two core postwar policies isolation of China and NATO Europe are outdated. Since 1948 1949 shifts in Asia and Europe show Red China stronger Japan rising and Europe recovering. Nuclear monopoly ended and Soviet Union now a nuclear power.
A collection of quotations discusses professor compensation, language in policing, and postwar policy revisions. It argues that scholars are underpaid, calls for removing biased terms, and critiques the Johnson administration for clinging to outdated postwar policies while warning that realignments in Asia and Europe will continue regardless of arguments or briefings.
A first person reflection along the Florida Keys from Grassy Key to Key West discusses the coast’s colors and shore life. The author notes egrets, a rosy spoonbill, and a cardinal, comments on Betsy’s impact, billboard culture, and sparse native presence, then praises seafood and regional dishes while celebrating a new outward view from the S S Mae voyage.
A sequence of letters laments youth freedom and lax discipline, urging more chores and responsibility. A Montpelier correspondent defends prison reform work and FOR leadership in Vermont corrections, praising Charles Adams and Vergennes School’s program. A Bennington reader calls for limits on Easter chick purchases, and a wry closing joke about a mansion library closes the page.
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