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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
Editorial notes a heated GOP fight in Vermont as about 50 Vermonters compete for 12 delegates and 12 alternates bound for the July San Francisco nominating convention. Backers of Goldwater, Rockefeller, Scranton, Lodge, and Smith clash, with predictions of a Goldwater tilt shaping a conservative takeaway.
Lt Gov Ralph Foote urges staying uncommitted while Sen George D Aiken aims for a pledged Vermont slot and to nominate Sen Smith in San Francisco next July. Vermont Republicans face a vital Barre convention shaping party strategy and state electoral prospects.
Brattleboro Reformer notes Mt. Anthony Union School District voters in Bennington County rejected a 1.78 million bond for a new high school by a 84 vote margin after a 14 month cycle of similar rejections. Directors campaigned to address educational problems, warning costs rise if delayed.
Two mothers and wives of teachers argue for a bond issue to fund a new Mt. Anthony Union School. They warn that failure to approve raises taxes later, may deter new industry, and that double sessions threaten teachers and students by reducing attention and leaving graduates ill prepared for college or careers.
A letter to The Banner discusses gubernatorial candidates and coapportionment, criticizing the race’s rhetoric and urging focus on expansion rather than retrenchment. The writer likens current politics to gelding and laments the status quo while urging substantive debate.
A Saigon community, excluding Ambassador Lodge, follows Lodge's political moves as the Oregon primary nears. The piece notes Lodge avoids campaigning in the war zone, may skip the Republican convention, and would accept the nomination if offered while wary of a civil rights shift by Goldwater or other candidates.
The narrator laments composing copy indoors while favoring outdoor work in a garden and forge. He sharpens graveyard tools for Cressy Williams, then debates chemical versus organic fertilizers, citing Vermont extension views and a self run experiment on squash to test chemical impact on crops. He invites others to test in his garden.
The Department of Administration led by William F. Kearns Jr becomes a political target as Republicans seek its abolition and Democratic critics warn the department may not fulfill its mission. Hoff moves to tighten leasing oversight while Kearns faces scrutiny over phone use and budget origins.
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