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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Gov. Philip Hoff told reporters that annual sessions are “just plain mandatory” for realism in state needs. He stressed action rests with the General Assembly despite calls for annual sessions and an automatic year-end cutoff. Lawmakers cite complexity of governing with $117 million annual expenditures and shifting revenues as reasons for yearly meetings.
The piece argues for annual Vermont legislative sessions with a three month cutoff to attract qualified legislators. It notes biennial sessions cause delays and pay cutoffs, cites the 1961 session as a hardship, and hopes the 1965 session prioritizes moving to annual meetings.
President Johnson meeting Latin American leaders and Alliance for Progress officials at the White House reaffirmed U S commitment to continue large scale aid to Latin America. He urged continued investment to build democracies and peaceful social reform from Tierra del Fuego to the Arctic Circle, stressing defense against Castroism and political stability as the program's aim.
A powerful drive backed by top Air Force brass led by Gen Curtis LeMay and Gen Thomas Power pushes to extend the Viet Nam war into North Viet Nam. The debate centers on LeMay retirement timing and using advanced planes, while pressure grows for direct Cambodia intervention and continued McNamara backing of current policies.
Residents criticize littering along the Walloomsac River despite a sewage plant improving health conditions. Stocking totals show about 110000 fish released by state and federal hatcheries, with comments on fish hogs and local offenders near Woodford and Battenkill. A blue heron rookery near Stratton Mountain draws attention, with plans to share updates when available.
Realistic contemplation of the civil rights problem shows the law failing to deliver results. The issue remains unaddressed nationwide, provoking concern among both white and black communities across regions. The piece argues that legal remedies have not produced meaningful change.
A lighthearted column praises doers like botanists who created a deodorant for female ginkgo trees and farmers releasing South American flea beetles to curb alligatorweed. It credits civic activists like Sally Goodspeed and Robert Sullivan, then examines civil rights tensions in New York and the North versus South, warning that federal action may be needed if northern progress stalls.
A letter to The Banner urges the League of Women Voters to organize televised debates between President Johnson and a Socialist Labor Party candidate, Eric Hass, arguing such matchups would reveal contrasts between capitalism and socialism while debates with the GOP candidate would merely restate the status quo.
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