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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Senator Robert F. Kennedy urged in Portland Maine a stop to U S arms shipments including jet fighters to Latin American nations describing the practice as wasteful and dangerous to aid social and political reforms He criticized U S policy citing arms to Peru Chile Argentina and others and warned that ending such sales would cut profits for militarists while advancing development and reform efforts
Walter Schoenknecht proposed Somerset as a city for up to 30000. while locals debate, the piece argues population growth and mobility will reshape Vermont and New England. It supports planning to avoid urban sprawl and urges embracing change with imagination.
President Johnson has largely withdrawn from the congressional campaign as elections approach. He may be positioning to face Nixon in 1968, while pressing on with a policy of winning the Vietnam War. Troop levels rise, prompting questions about congressional authorization, censorship, and dissent.
The Searsburg area endured a fierce windstorm that toppled a tree blocking South Road and cut phones for hours while Skylark’s line stayed up. Sunday brought eight inches of snow as Road Commissioner Earl Crawford and Selectman Ralph McDermott cleared driveways. Mount Olga logs show 1,105 visitors this season amid varied trails. Readers share Vermont winter views and debate preserving national forests versus development, with editorials contrasting a proposed city on Somerset land against protecting the Green Mountains.
John Chamberlain analyzes Bobby Kennedy's appeal to students and the volatile, shifting nature of youth political influence from the silent generation to the college crowd. He weighs Kennedy's enduring mystique against changing issues, including civil rights and the Vietnam War, and ponders whether a Kennedy could ride an austerity platform to power.
In Districts 32 and 49 write-in candidates oppose party nominees for state legislature, with Kenaline Collins a target in Readsboro. Arlington sees two candidates pursuing write-ins while Bennington shows voter indifference. Last minute efforts stir talk of potential upset, though write-ins are hard to explain to voters.
John V. Colclough of Vermont Soldiers' Home Bennington asks if patriotism and civic spirit are vanishing in Bennington and Vermont citing Veterans Day observances. He urges citizens and merchants to pause profit chasing, close shops for the day, and honor veterans who secured freedom for all.
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