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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The U S Justice Department issues guidelines to bar federal officials from publicizing a defendant's confession or noting that one has been obtained. The code aims to curb prejudicial pretrial publicity at its source, arguing media restraint is impractical and presses should be shielded from such information early.
Cambridge village board discusses handling the influx of hobos in October 1933. With a cramped jail dungeon below and a besieged village hall, officials debate shelter options, fearing fire and disorder as roving panhandlers press for warmth and a meal. The police judge’s threat of hard labor arrests the discussion.
Editor notes proudly announce The Banner as winner of the Ayer cup amid 700 entries. League of Women Voters leadership on area unification studies is highlighted as a public service. Bennington Catholic High School basketball team jackets are praised. GOP infighting report disputed while John Alden becomes UGOP president symbolizing conservative control. Castleton State College choir progress shown by Manchester performance under Dr. Robert Aborn.
The longtime travel magazine Arizona Highways, praised for its color photography and Arizona portrayal, faces scrutiny as Soviet authorities confiscate copies during a 500-copy cotton farmers’ junket to the USSR. Trud condemns subversive literature while subscribers in Russia remain uncertain.
An analysis notes Khrushchev's peaceable coexistence stance and the label wars of national liberation guiding Soviet strategy. It contrasts Viet Nam and the Dominican Republic, warns of expanding troop commitments, and flags the dilemma of mobilizing reserves as the United States faces potential new theaters.
A humorous note from a reader imagines a bare corps of citizen volunteers patrolling streets to deter muggings. The idea riffs on police bore tactics and a jokey dialogue about conversations with suspects, cigaret bans, and jigsaw puzzles as distractions.
Brad ford Smith’s final poetry collection, The Seasoned Mind, gathers 40 pages of brief, rhythmic poems including a haiku and moments of courage facing cancer. Insightful verses memorialize nature, life in death, and the poet’s love of beauty, faith, and the idea of time as a rolling film.
A couple argues over which suit to buy, ending with a resigned wife saying the husband will wear the chosen coat and vest. The clerk replies coldly that the coat and vest are what matter, reflecting a tense, humorously clipped exchange observed in a small town setting.
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