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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 12, 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.
Western Vermont readers urged to consider James Oakes plan to raise the gasoline tax by a half cent to accelerate the 14 year arterial program. The current gas tax funds largely match federal dollars for interstate construction, a policy set to favor the region. The regional plan since 1961 directed the interstate route and funding strategy.
Gov Keyser blocked a gas tax increase tied to a 14 year highway plan. The legislature rejected a bill to halt interstate construction. Western Vermont voices say funds diverted from U S 7 hinder road repairs, noting limited progress in easing driving conditions. Bennington county has seen limited rebuilds on U S 7 in Pownal Dorset and Westerman’s curve removal.
The Bennington county UNCF appeal urges funding for 32 Negro colleges serving 25,000 students. It stresses education as key to citizenship amid ongoing rights struggles, noting past underfunding, tuition below national average, and scholarships reaching over 40 percent of students.
A Vermont editorial calls for local zoning ordinances and building codes to guide growth and prevent rural or urban blight. It cites towns like Braintree Randolph Brookfield White River Junction and Orange county as examples of progress or resistance, warns of future population pressures, and urges citizen action this and coming years.
The piece weighs U-2 reconnaissance over Cuba amid Castro and Khrushchev tensions. It notes Johnson's stance to curb missiles, debates Cuban and Soviet capabilities, and the secrecy surrounding U-2 operations and potential retaliation. It references Eisenhower and Khrushchev events and the danger of miscalculation.
In a morning coffee group debate the idea that greed drives world troubles is explored. The speaker contrasts personal greed with national profits and urges shifting from hoarding to shared abundance through higher productivity and wiser spending.
In Bennington Vermont letters urge continued support for a new union high school arguing a better school system attracts industry and professionals. One writer proposes a race track as a bold outreach idea and urges a next meeting to consider a small architect’s model. A second letter from Karl Harrington of Karl's Motor Sales details plans for a listening board to aid local business and suggests a finger snapping campaign to foster town pride and boost commerce.
The article traces Southern Appalachia’s history from Civil War loyalties to postwar poverty and isolation. It notes mountain whites’ lack of slavery, later industrial push, and rising unemployment. It highlights public works and war on poverty as partial progress, with Appalachia still far from shared 20th century opportunities.
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