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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues the United States risks entanglement in Laos amid a clandestine war, with Senate Foreign Relations Committee baffled by secret agreements and troop commitments. It condemns executive secrecy and urges legislative consent, linking Laos actions to Vietnam policy failures.
The article questions Speaker McCormack's decision to seek re election and another term as speaker despite a scandal involving his aide. It contrasts his age and desired vindication with the need for youth and reform, noting parallel retirement of Senator Young and urging stepping aside for a younger leader.
A reader thanks Mr. Johnson for presenting multiple perspectives to Pownal residents. The letter condemns name calling and personal attacks on livelihoods, praises respectful meetings, and urges careful review of facts before voting on education amid a small, active group and many taxpayers.
A town leader urges residents to attend meetings and inform themselves about education funding. He notes 700 junior high students would move to a larger district with a 400-student facility and warns that lack of zoning could trigger state water and sewage fixes. He cites a cooling New England economy and stresses building a good school now as a monument to future education.
Doris Lillie and Ethel Farnum argue for a center building addition in Pownal to end emergency school conditions. They criticize temporary fixes, urge central facilities, and urge an affirmative vote on November 4, citing costs, logistics, and impact on programs.
Barbara Kelley urges readers in East Pownal to vote yes on the November 4 bond vote. She praises the school board as trusted stewards and asks taxpayers to support funding for education, arguing it benefits children and the community. Letters are welcome but must include signatures and addresses.
In Montpelier the 50th General Assembly foresees tough choices as 10 million in new revenues from the 1969 sales tax are eyed for fiscal 1971. Gov. Davis prioritizes mental health and education while debt service and pay rises anchor the budget, amid calls to protect vulnerable services and control spending.
A reflective essay contrasts the Navajo shepherd and a whiteobserver in New Mexico with a broader history of Native Americans. It traces early indigenous life, colonial impact, disease brought by Europeans, and the shift to reservations while pondering ancient peoples like Clovis tradition and Clovis and Folsom points. The piece muses on the fate of cultures as future archaeologists may unearth our artifacts.
Senate hearings on auto repair costs probe three questions about supermarket lot damages. The piece argues a wife can incur $300 damage standing still or at three miles per hour, cites cart collisions as common, and suggests antidamage ideas like foam padding of posts and banning carts to reduce harm.
A bankrupted financier wife laments fortune loss to a friend and jokes about who still knows him. A man, after self help lectures, storms a leaders office asking for money back, claiming his advice produced only three new friends.
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