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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily excluding Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 95201.
Arlingtonians will vote for the third time on bond issues to add Memorial High School and Fisher Elementary. The school board notes space shortages as enrollments rise from 96 to 173 at the high school in seven years, needing larger facilities for science and home economics. An accreditation team praised the school but warned space limits threaten standards and college prospects.
The Kennedy round of tariff talks among about 50 countries covering 80 percent of global trade ends a major drive to reduce barriers. Averaging a one third tariff cut over five years, the pact liberalizes agricultural trade and enables joint food aid, boosting exports and imports and easing U S EEC trade. This caps two decades of multinational bargaining after Roosevelts era.
Burlington Free Press argues the real political balance lies with Republican governors in major states, countering claims Democrats control Washington. It cites Kennedy tariff talks, regional trade groups, and the impact of large-state governors on national policy, urging Arlington voters to approve school bonds.
Washington debates the mounting war bill as Secretary Fowler faces Congress under pressure from the White House. Analysts warn deficits could reach 18 to 25 billion dollars for fiscal 1968 if new taxes are not enacted, with Vietnam troop levels potentially rising to 600,000 and costs increasing by 3 to 5 billion annually.
Democrats fear free spending as tax surcharges slip past deadlines and timing frays action on Vietnam. House Ways and Means members seek confidential troop estimates beyond June 30, while secrecy frustrates Congress. Cabinet salaries and private-sector comparisons spark debate, amid broader tax, debt, and monetary system concerns.
A private pond owner reports poaching of trout nearby with a neighbor pond also raided. The writer condemns poachers as unsportsmanlike and urges fair means to fish, noting rising private ponds for fire protection recreation or stocking. Canada trips for spring and fall fishing are described amid growing fishing pressure and bag limits.
Arlington residents debate a second bond defeat for AMHS as student Stephanie Mahler argues the 1950s Fisher School expansion is needed to relieve crowded classes and equipment shortages. She cites rising enrollment from 354 in 1957 to 482 in 1967 and calls for a union school option and state-approved facilities.
Two readers weigh public behavior and free speech surrounding litter and a college symposium. Brent Peacock of Shaftsbury urges deposit return to curb highway trash on U S 7 while Caroline Paton of Huntington questions a Burlington Free Press editorial linking Rev. Roger Albright to Stokely Carmichael, calling for a transcript to judge the speech.
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