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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1968
Page
4
Editorial notes urgency at the Governor's Conference on Natural Resources. Speakers warn rapid growth, vacation villages, and highway corridors threaten Vermont's environment and landscape. The legislature has acted, but citizens must push for stronger land use restrictions to prevent becoming a resort slum like Cape Cod or the Adirondacks.
The governor's conference urges Vermonters and legislators to adopt strong land use and conservation measures. It notes progress in natural resource policy, cites local efforts in Bennington and junked-car cleanup, and stresses education to align schools, media, and meetings with a state goal. Decisions in the next year will shape five to ten years.
The union school district budget won overwhelming support at a Monday meeting with about 1000 voters in attendance and a near unanimous voice vote. The piece credits Supt How ard Kelley and district officials for an outstanding program and notes the cost efficiency of the new union structure versus two separate high schools. It also commends BTPA for scrutinizing costs, urges ongoing public oversight, and highlights Vermont highway upgrades in Woodford and Arlington as long awaited improvements while looking ahead to better roads ten years from now.
Leonard Rowe and Catherine Bishop respond to a Bennington Democratic caucus. Rowe critiques late checklists and violation of secret ballot, calls for parliamentary help, and warns of illegality in delegate selection. Bishop chides emotional reactions and defends civic participation amid partisan tensions.
A reader recalls a backyard living fence of multiflora rosa that grew from 1000 seedlings into an eight by five foot hedge along a driveway and meadow. The hedge repels intruders, provides nesting sites for birds, and blooms with white to pink clusters in summer while challenging pruning efforts and guarding property.
Washington and Moscow show signs of resolving long standing differences as Washington pushes for a broader settlement with the Soviet Union. Soviet ratification of a consular treaty and renewed cultural exchanges pave the way for direct flights and nonproliferation talks. President Johnson seeks a wider accord and a possible Glassboro style summit with Kosygin, while Ambassador Thompson presses for an ABM agreement amid ongoing skepticism from Washington insiders.
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