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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
On May Day Vermont Clean-Up Month volunteers in Pownal joined the effort by the newly formed Pownal Garden Club to clear debris and dilapidated structures. Officials warn litter will grow as car and appliance junk rise, costing Vermont millions to remove. civic groups must act to restore Vermont’s beauty.
The Bennington scene includes a municipal lister race with party candidates and a write-in bid, while selectmen debate ballot strategies. The New York Herald Tribune Fresh Air Fund invites 100 youngsters for two-week visits to Bennington County hosts, amid local sports night and community events. Citizen Walter Hard marks his 84th birthday as local writers persevere. Fishing opens with Francis Lausville boasting a 22 inch trout. Sausville offers tips.
Readers debate highway plans, favoring a four lane arterial with bypass benefits while warning of economic and residential disruption. Observers compare New England traffic design, urge careful site choice and town frontage development. Community voices urge progress without harm to homes and shops.
The writer recalls a hectic week with visitors from New Jersey and New York, reports multiple fireball sightings near Searsburg, and notes meteor or satellite explanations. The piece laments varied interpretations while celebrating spring’s reawakening, longer daylight, and new life returning to the woods.
The piece examines the Voting Rights Act impact in Alabama as Negroes vote in primaries for the first time since Reconstruction. It notes increased registration, federal intervention, political friction in Selma, and debates over Registrar pace and enforcement involving Katzenbach, civil rights leaders, and politicians like Eastland.
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