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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
A Washington lawyer George Shadoan challenges the view of a crime crisis in The Nation, citing data from James Bennett and NBC White Paper. He argues homicide rates fell since 1930 and notes bank robberies declined while auto theft and youth involvement rise, influenced by postwar demographics and legal rulings.
Editor urges legislative funding for special education for mentally retarded children, congratulates Robert Stout of Putnam Memorial Hospital as Vermont Hospital Association president elect, notes 224 Bennington summer course signups and Ford Foundation project impact, reports strong job placements in Bennington, while offering light observations on vacations and modernization anxieties from Arcadia Florida, Zelienople Pennsylvania and Somerset Massachusetts papers.
Senator Neuberger, campaigning against smoking, leads in Congress with warnings on tobacco. She cites Cancer Society data while fighting ads and FTC rules, amid opposition from tobacco states. Her personal journey from smoker to reformer shapes a Senate career tied to conservation and the Pacific Northwest.
The Eveready Rifle and Pistol Club, tied to Union Carbide workers in Bennington, completed a fundraising drive to restore and improve the Bennington Rod and Gun Club range in Shaftsbury. Plans include new target frames, a range officer area, a bridge, landscaping, and brush clearing to ensure a top local facility available to Rod and Gun Club members. nonmembers may join at a nominal fee. The club will not rent the range this summer due to water shortages. Also discusses live bait use in Battenkill and a rumored nonreappointment of Fish and Game Commissioner Bill Davis, urging sportsmen to write the governor. Red Mills pond near Woodford City sees heavy after-stock fishing.
Washington UPI notes photographers at White House dinner lament cheesecake trend declining as heels and hemlines rise. They fear as curves fade, the iconic pose loses appeal, while reporters joke about a possible return if trends swing back. The piece blends humor with media culture observations.
This column lambasts Vermont lawmakers over an amended appropriation to hire a legal counsel to fight federal court reapportionment. It argues anti reappointment forces misuse funds to obstruct realignment, noting the Senate will likely strip the legal budget and calling the current move a display of folly and political maneuvering. The piece cites Governor Hoff’s sizable funding and praises cooler heads while predicting a violent political contest next week. It also notes the column’s two-paper reach and recent typography awards for The Bennington Banner.
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