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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1964
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 editorial notes supporters contend the union concept is alive while the board vows to consider future steps. It emphasizes respecting the board's cold facts and urges faith if a suitable solution emerges, while acknowledging voter defeats and unknown reasons for rejection.
The editorial critiques the heated debate over the union school plan, urging calm and understanding as the board studies results from an 84 vote margin defeat. It calls for self examination, possible site changes, and a future vote with strong leadership and fresh ideas to regain voter confidence.
The piece argues primary flaws favor strong money and organization over broad voter choice. It highlights Harold Stassen’s 27 percent in Indiana and Margaret Chase Smith’s 26 percent in Illinois as protest votes, notes Goldwater’s growing delegate haul, and discusses Southern shifts and white backlash shaping the 1964 GOP race.
Governor Hoff spoke to the Harvard Young Democrats and left observers with a view of Vermont as stuck in the 19th century. He claimed reforms, but offered few details beyond an education redis tricting plan and admitted a belief that most people over 50 cannot grasp modern changes.
John Edgar Hoover marks 40 years as FBI director on May 10, guiding the bureau through the largest, most complex workload in 1964. His rigid morality and duty have made him a symbol of rectitude, drawing varied reactions from civil rights leaders and Americans who trust the FBI amid concerns over local enforcement gaps.
Anglers report trout feeding on dry flies on the Battenkill and Green River with bucktail and wet fly success also. A dry spell threatens woodlands, beaver ponds show tinder dry conditions, and a hoped-for soaking rain is urged to prevent another forest closure.
A Bridgeton New Jersey widow questions if renaming her cesspool block business from Everett R. Sharp to Sharp Block Co. could draw FTC action. The columnist suggests safe naming, proposing Ethel Cement or Cesspool Block Co while keeping the family name. Also letters discuss high school site votes and public sentiment, urging a village ballot to gauge nonvoters.
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