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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The piece marks the revolution's half century noting the Soviet Union became a police state and failed to spark worldwide revolt. It highlights postwar reforms, rising consumer demand, and cultural shifts while predicting a gradual move toward open society and potential Western-like freedoms.
A heated House battle over the Office of Economic Opportunity tests unity as Republicans and Southern Democrats oppose funding for Head Start and community action. Some GOP leaders back more funds while others push axing antipoverty efforts, with Knowles urging expansion and Goodell Quie proposing an alternative, highlighting a complex clash over urban aid and political machine control.
CARLO WOLTER recounts the annual fall gathering of the League of Vermont Writers at Woodstock Inn. He notes the league’s aim to nurture capable writers, highlights talks by Rus sell Farnsworth and Bertha S. Dodge, and reflects on the night’s power outage and cozy aftermath at Skylark.
Editor notes Max Fienberg, who introduced installment buying in Bennington 50 years ago, remains trusted after decades of business. His store thrives as the practice becomes commonplace. The paper also comments on Rep Riehle's sign ban proposals for tourist areas and urges welcoming centers and guidebooks. A biting anecdote from Loudoun Times-Mirror closes the item.
The 1967 anniversaries, 50 years since the coup against Kerensky regime and 100 years since Das Kapital, prompt a skeptical view of Soviet history. The piece cites Lenin and Marxism, questions heroes, notes Stalin Khrushchev Trotsky Molotov Beria judgments, and argues the USSR’s prosperity hides a grim record. It also highlights McCord Wright’s critique of Marx and calls Soviet military strength a guarded paradise lost.
Letters to the Editor discuss a NYC alliance of patriotic, religious and veteran groups choosing Nov. 7 for prayer and remembrance of victims of communism, citing 85 million killed and 100 million in Eastern Europe under communist rule. Names Karlis Lusis and others express views on freedom, oppression, and UNICEF notes, plus correspondence from Fernando da Rocha Ventura and Dean Hanson. A separate note reports on a thumb-sucking study by Family Weekly.
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