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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner notes it is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Editorial notes the House Judiciary Committee moves toward final action on a plan for a state constitutional convention next year. It argues the convention offers chance for meaningful reforms beyond reapportionment and targets the amendment process itself, criticizing the current ten year time lock. Gov. Philip's inaugural address frames the broader debate.
H Hoff lists reforms a constitutional convention could study to modernize Vermont government. Proposals include annual legislative sessions with a cutoff, four year terms for top officials, appointive state treasurer and secretary of state, clearer election rules, county electors for state's attorneys, and revised methods for naming supreme court justices. The convention could represent the people and push needed constitutional changes.
Support grows for Rep John Mastertons amendment to Vermont municipal court reform The proposal aims to enact reform this summer rather than 1967 and moves toward realigning 17 courts into five districts with eight full time judges The Senate version trims five courts and five judges but opponents call it timid urging immediate action without two year delay
Editor notes celebrate Dante's 700th birthday with a campus costume procession at Bennington College. Weather shifts stir talk of summer while a brief storm helps drought concerns. Hazel Wills praises Sunderland Congregational Church as a symbol of Vermont values. Rose Kent of Dorset turns 93, active in community. House backs Senate amendment to create a legislative council to improve efficiency.
Fischetti notes a vast Marine camp and powerful equipment as U.S. forces clash with Viet Cong near a village. He warns of a grimmer outlook, with North Vietnamese regulars and Viet Cong units far larger than previously believed, amid a major Soviet bloc weapons supply and rearmament program feeding the war.
A collage of quotes from J Paul Getty Gen Edwin Walker Senator Mundt and Vincent L Broderick on charity poverty and agriculture. The piece shifts to a war-notes tone describing re equipment progress and a cautious view that the current lull may foretell a coming storm with American troops as reserves amid jungle retreats and hidden regulars.
J Duncan Campell, Bennington GOP chairman, argues for creating six election districts to elect six Vermont House members. He suggests pie-shaped districts linking village centers with rural areas to unify interests, preserve North and Old Bennington identities, and avoid islands within the town while pursuing consolidation. He notes questions about One Man One Vote and favors timely district design to strengthen local unity.
A reader condemns liberal benevolence as empty rhetoric, citing Rousseau and Vermont figures. The letter accuses self professed benevolence of cruelty and narrow mindedness, then parallels hostile letters to a broader critique of political discourse and Vermont public affairs. It highlights anonymous harassment and a columnist’s critique of conservatism, urging awareness of the Vermont Fish and Game Department and human welfare.
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