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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1965
Page
4
Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
A Federal Reserve Boston report notes 1964 summer vacation business in New England fell 2 percent from 1963, with Vermont and Rhode Island posting gains. Vermont shows mixed results with Bennington up overall but hotel declines while tourist homes rise. Weather shifts and the New York World’s Fair influence limited, signaling that tourism is highly weather dependent and requires more than funding to succeed.
Major General Ernest Harmon, stepping down as Norwich University president next month, is featured on the New Englander cover in tribute to a man praised by Gen. Zadkov for Siberian toughness and by Gen. Omar Bradley as the best U.S. tank commander. The issue notes Harmon's distinguished WWII service and his impact at Northfield’s Norwich University.
A West German public opinion study shows 52 percent favor newspapers when choosing between reading a newspaper and an illustrated paper, watching TV, or listening to the radio. Age shifts are noted with 29 year olds leaning to newspapers 44 percent while 69 year olds reach 65 percent. self-employed favor newspapers 61 percent.
Boston area colleges show fierce partisan divides as the Dominican intervention and Vietnam war spark student action. Barrington Moore Jr. denounces Johnson, while Harvard figures like Galbraith defend a strong stance for negotiated peace. Faculty fear anti-Communist branding and a hardening political climate.
In December long ago a Bennington public school reports a Chelopus guttatus escaping, dying, and later being found alive in the wastebasket. The tale recalls the peculiar resurrection of the small turtle as students cheer, marking an oddday in school history.
Walter Needham praises Barrows Massey for capturing Vermont speech and pioneer craft in A Book of Country Things. The collection profiles Lost arts, maple tapping, roof slating, and more with dry humor and vivid storytelling.
Leon J Boutin urges Bennington officials to adopt a broader community approach amid water problems. He praises the water board for neighborly aid and criticizes village leaders for protective attitudes toward services and consolidation, calling for new, dedicated leadership and action on hydrants and cold water access.
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