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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The U S Supreme Court ruled Virginia’s poll tax unconstitutional extending its reasoning to Alabama Mississippi and Texas. The decision closes a long era of a tax used to deter Black voters though Vermont already abolished such taxes. The ruling marks the final loss of a Civil Rights era instrument despite earlier rulings in 1951.
The Banner remembers Sumner Kean and notes Vermont population figures diverging from Central Planning Office projections. It questions rigid hiring policies at Mt. Anthony Union High School, praising Frank Bizzarro as an asset while suggesting merit-based hiring. Ed Colvin compares snowshoe making to shaping boys, urging slow, careful pressure. A closing quip from the Burlington Free Press adds civic kindness.
A 49-year-old lawyer Abba Schwartz head of U S Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs is dismissed as budget cuts alleged. Critics say liberals apply a double standard, contrasting with Otepka and Kennedy era policies, amid immigration and travel policy debates.
A columnist denounces the legal system as medieval and compares it to champion trials. He argues the judiciary favors powerful lawyers and cites figures like Melvin Belli and Louis Nizer. He suggests reforms including lawyer handicaps and a government draft for cases.
Kirtland King reports from Albany on Republicans and Democrats guiding party operations to back a court involved reapportionment plan. The piece notes past dire forecasts of one man one vote and argues reapportionment can strengthen states by addressing unaddressed issues, reducing federal overreach.
Strong medicine for sick states reapportionment energizes Vermont and New York plans. Court crafted plans ease deadlocks as Democrats and Republicans trade leverage in assembly and senate districts, shaping federal relations and local control, with governors watching closely.
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