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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1965
Page
4
Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont excluding Sundays and holidays.
Ver mont's top utility spokesman Albert A Cree announced plans to build a large atomic power plant in Vermont with service ready by 1969. He outlined locations near Lake Champlain or along the Connecticut River and projected New England demand rising to about 20.45 million kilowatts by 1980, with utilities needing around $3 billion in new plants, over a third in nuclear generation.
The article argues the Vietnam conflict has reached a pivotal point as Saigon loses countryside control, Vietnamization and bombing plans potential American ground force involvement rise. It critiques the idea that the war will decide revolutionary upheavals and warns against escalating violence in Southeast Asia.
Secretary Willard Wirtz announces end of Mexican bracero labor in California harvests to push farmers toward domestic workers. He also hints at a national minimum wage and unemployment insurance for farm labor. The piece notes migrant conditions, protests in the Bennington area, and calls for stronger worker protections.
Editor notes deadline for new license plates tonight and prints a secret real estate owner questionnaire in Dorset to gauge taxable property values. The Bendi rifle team wins state title at Norwich University, and a Vermont spring snowstorm brings needed moisture and ski season optimism. The legislature kills the deer herd control bill, underscoring slow Vermont change.
Washington column recounts a humorous tale about a cocktail party study on why guests raise voices as the event progresses. Observations include hors d oeuvres, spilled drinks, a one finger piano tune, and a lampshade hat gag, illustrating how social noise rises with party dynamics.
A columnist reviews Peter Wyden’s The Overweight Society noting the crisis of excess food and weight in the United States. It cites 79 million overweight Americans, explores causes from unrequited love to boredom, and discusses distribution of abundance while joking about space snacks and dieting trends.
New Yorker profile details Dean Burch stepping down as Republican National Committee chair to pass the helm to Ray Bliss of Ohio. It portrays Burch as a restrained, pragmatic technician shaping a nondivisive Republican strategy in the South and nationwide, while preserving key allied figures and policy positions.
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