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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington town discussion centers on a second unification vote this summer after a petition won support. Authors argue turnout must rise from April 26 levels, consider LWV education efforts, and warn against apathy harming the outcome and the town’s governance streamlining.
Vermont teacher Dave Jareckie will spend six weeks at Hallie Selassie University in Addis Ababa Ethiopia this summer sharing experiences on his return. The Banner’s Wednesday edition featured UCS officers and director photos and notes congratulating new president R Marshall Witten.
In New York a political contest unfolds as Sen. Javits and Gov. Rockefeller maneuver for the 1968 Republican ticket while Democrats split. Rockefeller rebuilds strength, RFK eyes forums, and mayors Lindsay and Wagner loom amid labor strife, pollution, and tax pressures shaping the Gotham power balance.
Ithaca columnist reviews Alexander Kira’s seven year study costing $100000 on the American bathroom. He argues current designs are unsanitary and uncomfortable, proposing a larger curved sink, a shower toilet, and a bidet driven by ergonomics and form follows function. The piece lightly questions acceptance and notes cultural contrasts.
George M Graves of Shaftsbury rails against a proposed four lane limited access U.S. 7 project and its $34 million price tag funded by higher state taxes. He warns major expansion could ruin a fertile valley by burying it under interlacing roads and questions the value of bonds and amortization inspired by federal funds.
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
New York columnist critiques American intellectuals for supporting appeasement toward the Viet Cong and for failing to defend artistic integrity amid Cold War censorship. Valery Tarsis tours the United States warning of Soviet pressure on writers while Western audiences question Brezhnev Kosygin explanations.
A letter from Byron A. Harrington of Bennington critiques a four-lane road bypass on village pasture land. He urges education by example, citing parental approval and passive watching of human greed in action.
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