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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The Bennington Rutland Opportunity Council faces a projected 48000 loss as House foes seek to cut the OEO budget from 2.06 billion to 1.2 billion. OEO chief Sargent Shriver threatens to resign, workers have not been paid since Oct. 31, and many anti poverty programs face shutdown amid war, inflation, and spending cuts.
The piece discusses voter resistance to school construction bonds in Bennington and the need for the school board to explain space problems and present a plan. It also notes national tensions over desegregation politics, poverty programs, and riots, plus New York Vermont bus safety rules raising cross state travel issues and a potential compromise to avoid impounded buses.
A New York Times opinion argues that colleges should grant students a real voice in university decisions. It proposes a tripartite administration with administration, faculty, and students to shape housing, discipline, curricula, and future construction. The piece warns against using police and urges inclusive governance to reduce protests and empower constructive participation.
A letter criticizes cereal industry tactics and promotional hype as inflating the price of living. It argues mass advertising and free offers increase a family budget beyond bare essentials, noting one national cost of living figure and recalling a failed fruit cereal promo. It also laments waste from uneaten products and the lure of freebies amid consumer greed.
Letters discuss opposing communism in Vietnam and upholding law over conscience, warn against withdrawal from Vietnam, cite Library of Congress memo on presidential authority, and call for community youth programs in Manchester. Names include DERICK V WEBB and Rev ROBERT L CLAYTON, with references to Rutland and Manchester Center.
Arlington resident Robert V Jones argues against abolishing Vermont's Legislative Council and warns that cutting representatives to 60 would raise bureaucracy, hire consultants, and erode independence as new residents from outside Vermont reshape state government and slow deliberation. The letter defends a larger legislature as closer to the people and cautions against foreign influence on policy.
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