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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 95201.
Editorial argues tax sharing between federal and state governments could relieve local tax burdens as education costs rise in Bennington and across the nation. Discusses Democrats and Republicans, grants in aid versus no strings attached funds, and potential compromises on federal control and state flexibility.
Editor notes propose large sleeping policemen to slow drivers in Old Bennington but warn they would ruin cars and litter streets. The village already tested potholes on Walloomsac Road, where speeds plummeted to near 10 mph. Some suggest cheaper wooden barriers or more holes as solutions.
In a Bennington letter, Marian Vince criticizes Joseph Higgins for pushing a budget amendment before fully discussing the Mount Anthony School District budget. She argues the controversy over rentals obscured the core issue of affordability and education quality and warns against reliance on outside facilities while urging prudent planning and community unity.
Mrs Lucille Fay with Burr and Burton Seminary speaks in defense of the school amid a dispute over superintendent Cross and a Rutland Bennington district meeting. She defends the curriculum noting strong college prep and modern facilities while rebutting dropout figures and claims of stagnation.
Harriet Brown from Jacob's Ladder moves into a Vermont farm family near Woodstock, revealing Northern pride in work and quiet prejudice. The diary style contrasts Southern heat with Vermont purity, showing humanity, welcome, and hidden clichés as a Southern visitor learns and teaches readers.
The John Birch Society concentrates money and propaganda in Idaho to oust Senator Frank Church, a Democratic critic of Vietnam, amid a conservative surge. Recall petitions target Church for opposing military moves while backing a Soviet treaty, with Idaho’s 700000 population shaping a tight race. The effort follows Welch’s Birch propaganda gains and McGovern’s rising dove advocacy in South Dakota.
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