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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Senate supporters of tightening CIA supervision argue past committee blunders from the U-2 incident to Bay of Pigs justify change. The proposal would expand the seven member group to ten with a full time staff, creating an independent fact gathering body to improve foreign policy tied intelligence and provide tighter agency oversight, despite opposition from Chairman Richard Russell who fears leaks and power loss.
Veterans of Foreign Wars members and auxiliary plan Buddy Poppy sales Friday and Saturday during Memorial Day weekend to aid handicapped veterans and orphans. The Bennington district approves expanded external educational TV use to broaden the curriculum with ETV resources. Reverend Thaddeus Swertz is named acting principal at BCHS and congratulated on his appointment and duties.
A Washington editorial warns that South Vietnam’s Saigon government and army appear ready to disintegrate, risking American troops fighting alone in a hostile Viet Nam. It questions alternatives to a holding enclave strategy and cautions rulers against avoiding accountability for the perceived misstep.
Opinion piece argues the real tyrant is within society, not distant enemies. It cites Lincoln and Memorial Day, condemns extremism and hypocrisy in defending liberty while protecting real estate values, urges responsibility to safeguard freedom and avoid complacent comfort.
The piece portrays Romania as a temporary beacon for East European freedom while criticizing Bucharest for suppressing Hungarian minority rights in Transylvania. It cites forced moves of Hungarian professionals, banning Hungarian language in schools, and economic planning used to erode cultural identity amid broader Cold War tensions.
A courtroom exchange turns witty as a lawyer jokes about fear and a plaintiff riffs on a “motor car” hit. The dialog shifts to sarcasm and mock seriousness, punctuated by a weary student needing to stay in school and a teacher countering with a longer horizon.
The May montage of observances spans national weeks days and oddities including National Home Improvement, Senior Citizens, National Radio, National Salad and White Bread Sales. The author notes many are press agents’ brainstorms and suggests timing pet observances with May’s mood, while praising National Mother-in-Law Day among others.
Letter outlines a massive spiritual effort by Billy Graham arriving in London May 24 to lead meetings at Earls Court and Wembley Stadium plus hundreds of satellite talks across universities parks factories and churches. Attendees warned of secular drift, crime and race tensions while urging a revival of religious values amid trials in Britain and America.
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