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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily Vermont newspaper, excluding Sundays and holidays, published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington.
A Canadian nationalist shift questions American economic dominance. Walter Gordon argues Canada must curb foreign ownership and rebuild Canadian control over key industries. The book, set to publish soon, could alter Canada United States relations and push Canada toward greater economic autonomy while preserving overall friendship.
Editors note Vermont Republicans press for votes as Thomas Hayes urges GOP contact with workers and laborers join in rebuilding the party while Richard Snelling and Hoff chase the governorship. In Manchester Republican women critique the Hoff administration and mismanagement of poverty programs. Tansitor Electronics moves under new ownership yet to grow, pleasing local employers. Bennington High School and Bendi PTA face final year with ongoing efforts to keep home school communication open.
Local students at Putnam Memorial Hospital learned about careers in medicine and the steps to prepare. The Bennington County Medical Society organized Careers Day to inspire youth toward roles like doctors nurses and technicians amid growing demand in health care. The Banner notes PTA interest wanes as the union high school plan stalls. The Bennington area unemployment remains below last year's level signaling local prosperity.
A San Pedro man creates so called disposal gardens to describe his public dumps, reflecting the era's trend of softening harsh terms. The Richmond Palladium Item notes the shift from blunt language to genteel labels, contrasting it with phrases like victims of society and emotionally disturbed.
The best hope for an orderly outcome in South Vietnam lies in Saigon forming a government that can make peace with the Viet Cong and Hanoi. Gen Ky aims to delay elections, complicating U.S. policy and risking a collapse of the political truce, while officials privately doubt a clear path to settlement or withdrawal.
A literary critic discusses Hawthorne's The Gentle Boy and the Puritan persecution of Quakers, then critiques Rex Stout The Doorbell Rang and FBI portrayal, arguing for cautious view of government power while warning of bias in media and radio. The piece ends promising to continue next week.
In letters to the editor dated April and May 1966, residents including Albert T. Ray challenge the proposed Cadiz-Morse bypass and eastern routes, arguing western options merit fresh study and urging broader planning for Bennington County. They reference past meetings, a draft by Wilbur Rice, and call for a direct U.S. 7 to Vt. 9 connection.
Readers urge reconsideration of a four lane relocation of U S 7 across Bennington County urging better use of present U S 7 with bypasses and questioning the economic impact, property loss, and local traffic needs. Harvey Turner Henry Van Loon and Lawrence E Harrington weigh in on regional planning and editorial letters policy.
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