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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner, issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp. at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont, serves readers with local news and notices from the Bennington area.
State Education Board Chair Harold Raynolds urged a soft approach delaying full enforcement, angering superintendents who funded improvements. The board overruled, placing three schools on unapproved lists and flagging Burr and Burton Seminary as seriously troubled. Governor Hoff sided, signaling a tighter, earlier focus on weak schools. Public pressure and deadlines shape how the standards will be applied.
A Bennington Banner reader urges restraint in U.S. actions in Vietnam, warning the war risks catastrophe and urging political pressure in Washington. Others critique King’s antiwar stance, while multiple locals comment on school bonds, music festivals, and civic issues, outlining community concerns and events.
Vermont culture flourished in Bennington through generous gifts from the Hunt and Putnam families and others. The Vermont Soldiers Home, Hotel Putnam, the original Main Street library, the Opera House, and the Hospital shaped civic life. The old library's 2,500 volumes supported lectures by Olivia Dixon and later Mrs. Burt. The Opera House hosted plays, minstrel shows, commencements, rallies, and later cinema. Local clubs, churches, and youth groups fostered education and recreation, with the Village Improvement Society leading garden efforts and the Civic League creating the first playgrounds. A 1927 sesquicentennial celebration marked a pivotal community effort amid changing times.
Bennington's public park plans face a stalled future due to insufficient land from the Town Farm and growing road costs. With 40 acres of 70 available and four lane borders, critics doubt large funding can be secured from taxpayers, state or federal grants, or donations. The article urges the Park Commission to persist, noting the park's need for green space and a goal of a wide recreation area from football to bird watching.
Editor notes Arlington voters approved two additions to the Arlington schools just as the state Board of Education in Bennington granted a waiver for new construction. The upgrades aim to handle rising enrollment and expand curriculum. The piece also highlights a planned MAUHS theater cantata by 21 composers, the need for spectator cushions for unfinished seats, and plans for youth and senior centers with potential federal and matching funds.
Bennington hosts a community performance of the Mount Anthony Epitaph Cantata at Mount Anthony Union High School, with 100 singers and musicians from the school and Bennington College. The piece blends epitaph poems, geology text, and witty verse, composed by local students and faculty to celebrate the new Memorial Theatre on Park Street Ext. The concert, staged to benefit the expanded theater, invites all residents to attend.
Washington based column argues President Johnson’s rising poll numbers stem from two key actions. Lassie appointed to anti litter campaign mascot and cancellation of plans to gift cowboy hats to Latin American diplomats. Authors credit tact and adaptability, noting improved perception abroad and hints of a softer foreign policy stance.
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