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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Confusion over federal sign standards and a looming June 30 deadline for the highway beautification bill keeps the billboard lobby hopeful. Vermont faces a stalled anti sign initiative as legislators wrestle with federal criteria, while the industry expands roadside advertising and pushes for looser rules.
Editor notes criticize biting protest signs including one on a Bennington car linking to a Warren Wire Co dispute and buttons from Vermont Mental Health activists that warned I’ll Kill You. They warn such rhetoric risks inciting violence and escalating conflicts, urging restraint and thoughtful discourse.
LoPiccolo warns UCS board members that Vermont House cuts plus Senate and budget maneuvers threaten funding for nine local mental health agencies including United Counseling Service. He urges direct lobbying to restore two core annual figures and protect programs serving Lamoille Orange and Northeast Kingdom areas.
Burlington columnist argues for total reapportionment to create a one member Vermont legislature. He cites tensions between legislative and executive branches, cites Fulbright and Hoff, and suggests a single representative would restore responsiveness despite initial hurdles. He urges readers to direct sympathy to Montpelier lawmakers instead.
A columnist argues subsidizing dropouts with about $50 a month to work instead of remaining in school could boost morale and learning. The plan aims to reduce disruption, ease administration, and create apprenticeship style paths, citing New York and Vermont as contrasts to a rigid system. The piece critiques Livingston Street administration, praises simpler schemes, and stresses benefits to students and teachers.
United Press International reports the 1967 New York Legislature nears adjournment with major issues undecided. Rockefeller pushes for a $2.5 billion highway and mass transit bond, state lottery, compulsory health insurance, and city aid, hoping to avert a tax increase while balancing a $4.7 billion budget for 1967-68. The plan also envisions eight lottery drawings annually to aid communities.
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