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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont, serving local readers with daily news and notices.
Walter Hard, longtime Vermont writer and poet, died to sorrow in Bennington County. He served as county senator, town representative, and trustee of Burr and Burton Seminary, and helped found the Southern Vermont Art Center. His work wryly celebrates the real Vermonter with simple, sharp verse. His daughter Ruth recalls how fans across New England read his words aloud without meeting the man.
New York opinion piece critiques AT and T as a natural monopoly, highlighting its long dominance, wartime collaboration, and modern anti monopoly challenges led by Emanuel Celler. It recalls Theodore N. Vail’s role, government interactions, and recent rate reductions while noting critics’ claims of overcharging on interstate calls.
A columnist recalls years in city schools and public education offices. He jokes about ivory towers and odd nicknames for superiors, recounts translating reports, and parodies educational theories from Columbia and Oswego. He recalls a dinosaur bone joke and a skeptical basketball scene, arguing humor should aid educators.
Richard Snelling of Shelburne won about three quarters of the delegate vote to be unofficial governor nominee. Thomas Hayes, his lone opponent, finished a weak second and may still run, potentially triggering a party primary and renewed GOP split. Also notes local items on Bennington Rescue Squad jackets and Manchester Child Development Center with commentary on fashion and past injuries.
The River Cove Inc cluster housing plan seeks 481 homes on smaller lots with parks school and church sites, a marina, back lot walkways, cul de sacs, and a shopping center. The piece argues Vermont will adopt such growth patterns, pressuring builders to preserve trees hills and water while prioritizing residents' need to live with amenities.
Albany lawmakers face a voter backlash over the 1966 medical assistance program as Democrats and Republicans wrestle with cost fears and eligibility lines. Constituents flood offices with letters and late night calls while the plan seeks funding details and federal matches. The bill reaches the statute books amid public hearings and expected lively sessions.
The humor piece notes a TV announcer’s wife tucking in her son who prays for “our slow baked, over fresh, vitamin enriched bread” and is shared in American Legion Magazine. It contrasts a father’s view of time with a child’s imagined prayer and includes an International Teamster reference.
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