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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 95201.
The Pennsylvania Railroad tests a 156 mph high speed electric train on 21 miles of New Jersey track. Aimed for Washington to New York service this October at 110 mph initially, rising to 125 mph in other nations, with a future 25 hour Washington to New York travel time by 1970. The piece argues fast rail eases highway and airport congestion, envisions glamorous onboard service, and suggests routes from New York to Burlington, Boston to Brattleboro, and New York to Montreal, urging Vermont to adopt fast modern trains for public need and profitability.
Editor notes praise the Epitaph Cantata as a community success at Mt Anthony Union High School theater and urge future coop events. They critique long pauses and call for a cohesive future spring arts festival. The piece also covers the peaceful University Free Weekend in Montpelier with Gov Palmisano and Hawks joining a civil debate on Vietnam, plus state education board decisions and criticism faced by policymakers.
A private Opinion Research Corporation poll from Princeton shows Nixon ahead of Romney 42 to 22 for “most qualified” to be president, with Rockefeller and Percy trailing. Nixon leads in foreign policy and Vietnam questions, dominating Republican responses and independents, while Democrats split. The piece contrasts this with a Harris poll showing Johnson even with Romney and trailing Nixon. It also discusses Arab sentiments toward Israel and the broader regional implications.
The Passing Scene questions whether Nixon, though rated most qualified and strongest on foreign policy by a Harris poll, can overcome the not-winnable label. Gaylord Parkinson’s Nixon for President HQ in Washington, D.C., is energized by the result, but primary tests in New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Nebraska will decide if the figure can win.
At the New York Constitutional Convention delegates have dropped nearly 300 proposals since convening April 4. President Anthony Travia, also speaker of the Assembly, presides with patience as delegates seek to present their measures, including a proposal to double the size of the state charter.
The piece argues the Arabs believe the United States will not broaden Vietnam war to the Middle East, betting on US limits. It suggests a US shift from Vietnam to the Middle East could boost Nasser in Moscow, making the gambit a potential net gain for him. It also notes other convention topics like voting age and constitutional reforms.
A narrator playfully compares a real ex-tom cat named Little Monster to Carl Sandburg and Shakespeare as it stalks, stretches, naps, and pounces at night. The piece riffs on cat feet, hunting, and a comical shopping bag game that ends with bloody fingertip prints. The tone blends affectionate humor with vivid animal imagery.
Richard Calvert argues the $3.40 per gallon federal champagne tax, twenty times higher than still wine, is an outrage. Stokely Carmichael urges Black pride, saying four noses wide and our lips thick and nappy, we are black and beautiful.
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