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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
In a frank Saigon interview, U S Ambassador Lodge questions the South Vietnamese August 15 national election, warns about violence undermining results and urges a shift to honest, supervised voting. The piece argues the vote could stabilize governance or justify continued American involvement, urging UN supervision to seize a crucial moment.
The article argues the U S lacks a stable presidential advisory staff after Bundy’s departure, leaving policy to a bloated State Department unable to guide decisions. It warns that unilateral action erodes the Western Alliance, risks isolating the U S in Europe and Asia, and stresses the need for a nonbureaucratic advisory corps to inform global strategy.
A humor essay extols mothers as the world’s only unpaid, unregulated occupation, moonlighting as nurses, coaches, and home guardians. It contrasts lack of formal training with instinctive care, noting late nights, endless advice, and the never-ending duties from cooking to comforting, ending with a plea that no union can match a mother’s love and labor.
Editor reflects on Don Hicks leaving as Greater Bennington Association executive director to join Vermont state Motor Vehicle Department in Montpelier. Arlington SOS program expands, aiding summer job access for students as New York HUD meeting weighs Bennington water system expansion aid.
Burlington Free Press notes Shelburne voters approved a bond for the state's first middle school. The piece argues Vermonters support education amid tax concerns and rising living costs, reflecting broad progress in Vermont education over the past decade.
U S Congressman from Vermont recounts a Southeast Asia trip with Armed Services Committee April 7 19. He says from a strictly military view the war is going well morale is good supplies adequate and objectives to drive out Viet Cong and aid civilian life are being met slowly. He warns retreat would invite Communist takeover across Southeast Asia including Cambodia Laos and Thailand and argues for patience and a strong national will to stop aggression without widening the war.
A Burlington Free Press item recalls a humorous exchange where a club expert chides a novice for not addressing the ball properly while the learner quips about being polite to the ball as long as possible.
A letter writer defends the Bennington County schools planetarium project calling it a serious science effort backed by educators and officials. He invites Spargo to join, noting a five acre site is barely adequate for buildings and gardens, while a U.S. biologist warned more land may be needed.
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