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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily Vermont newspaper published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington. It operates every day except Sundays and holidays.
The piece argues off year turnout will be low nationwide with Vermont polling largely quiet apart from a gubernatorial race. It notes potential GOP gains in Congress, divides within the Republican faction, and hints at national unease over Vietnam and civil rights affecting 1968 campaigns.
Editor notes that Mrs Mary Brillon a boycott leader has drawn national attention via the Christian Science Monitor and TV interviews. Her group seeks price relief for supermarket goods and their activism signals dissatisfaction to powerholders.
Letters to the Editor urge voting for Kenalene Collins in the Vermont legislature with a write-in. praise her record on Route improvements that support Readsboro and Dover Wilmington water safety. criticize rival campaigns and advocate for Republican James W. Lounsbury and Ira D. Whitney.
The letter argues against the local supermarket boycott seen as un-Christian and harmful to the community economy. Rev Elwin M Ellis urges residents to voice opinions, support inflation reduction, wartime measures, and prayer for service members, stressing that "agreement by force" harms innocents and local business livelihoods.
Walter Schoenknecht criticizes Vermonts urbanization and state power, opposing Gov Hoff and Somerset’s growth push. He warns of a population surge, atomic risks, and cultural loss, lamenting declining radio music and the erosion of local identity. he disdains out-of-staters moving in and warns of bureaucratic expansion.
UPI reports on how House Armed Services Committee Chairman L Mendel Rivers led a Paris inspection of NATO bases and military instalaciones during the Independence Day recess. The piece notes straitlaced duty, the Paris trip costs congressmen their Fourth of July, and hints at political junkets in Viet Nam contrasted with the Paris venture. It also includes punchlines from the United Mine Workers Journal and Eaton Herald snippets.
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