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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The latest Chinese nuclear explosion marks a major advance from prior tests and signals new missile capabilities. Analysts warn of potential threats to Taiwan, Japan, India, and the Philippines, urging stronger nonproliferation efforts and international weapon controls.
Editor notes praise for Rep. Robert Stafford as a steady non political speaker at a Rotary meeting while warning about 20 Minutemen arrests heading to upstate New York. The group possessed rifles bazookas mortars and planned to attack left wing camps and other facilities authorities say. The piece also mentions a Halloween night arson on Vail Road and calls for vigilance against extreme groups.
A reflection on the Manila Asian Pacific conference and the presidential trip. It weighs faith and hope against doubts about supporting South Vietnam, pacification aims, and the risk of a larger war, noting warnings from Lodge and Westmoreland, the likelihood of continued military aid, and the call for public support and budget backing.
In Searsburg Vermont the Indian Summer mood continues with golden sunsets and quiet woods. Harold Gore and local Farm Bureau members receive the Molly Stark award for service. Mrs. Morse and Mrs. Coombs honored for long devoted work. Hogan's Garage and Cy LaFlamme symbolize Vermont friendliness amid economic strain.
A letter alleges a Republican phone survey method aimed to sway voters toward Hoff or Snelling. The writer likens it to the Nixon Helen Gahagan campaigns of the early 1950s and claims callers conceal party involvement while probing political affiliations and current voting intentions.
Bennington civic groups join the Ethan Allen Council Boy Scouts in a countywide fundraising drive. The piece explains Scouting’s structure, funding needs, and the importance of council support for Camp Sunrise and Camp Plymouth, urging continued local generosity. It also condemns invasive political calls and privacy violations tied to campaign efforts. NESBITH P. FIENBERG, Bennington County Democratic Chairman.
Arthur E. George argues against Sugarcoated Tax Candidate Snelling and his sales tax plan. He cites a 1960 61 study showing tourists paid 2.26 percent of Vermont retail sales and notes local property taxes are set by local boards not state receipts. He recalls a 1951 sales tax proposal defeated as unnecessary and urges readers to vote Hoff. The Banner will not print letters on the election on Nov 7 and requires authentic signatures and addresses.
Berkshire Eagle notes 1966 tax rate analysis by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Federation shows property taxes leveled off after 25 years due to 104 million dollars in new state aid from the sales tax. In Berkshire County five rates rose, twenty fell, and most held steady as local spending grew.
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