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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont. It serves as the local daily newspaper with standard reporting and community notices for Bennington County and surrounding areas.
Reports from the International Cancer Congress in Tokyo describe progress toward understanding cancer causes and prevention. Researchers highlight identifying cancer-causing viruses, developing detection methods, and possible vaccines, along with environmental studies linking cancer types to regions. Prevention is emphasized as the most welcome development.
Editor notes Arlington Bennington bond vote concerns over crowding and funding. call for higher state aid for school construction. Veterans Day parade praised. new Greater Bennington Association president Bill Hoisington commended, outgoing Tom Hall thanked. Civil defense bus mobile HQ praised. Ruth Cole correctly identified as Sunderland representative, not newcomer.
Washington analysis outlines Democratic disarray after the 1968 elections, with Daley’s Chicago fading, cross‑state party bickering, and a rising Republican shift in New York Michigan California Ohio and Pennsylvania. It warns Johnson may not seek a second term amid a Republican Southern coalition and Wallace’s surge in the South backed by ultraconservatives funding a broader anti‑establishment push.
Jonathan Daniels notes ideological shifts across regions and parties as California figures like Pat Brown and Jesse Unruh clash with Ronald Reagan. The piece argues the Democratic Party fractures in Northern cities while power seeks a televised, youthful appeal. It warns Kennedy may rival the President in a close contest.
November 12 marks the deer season opener as Vermont hunters prepare camps and gear. Predictions from the Fish and Game Department foretell a record deer kill, with widespread signs and sightings reported. Safety, property courtesy, and conditioning are urged while the Bennington Red and Gun Club plans its December 3 Game Supper with kitchen detail by Mrs. Ralph Quackenbush Sr and dancing to Nick Marra's band.
Washington report on the Johnson Committee on Consumer Interests notes inexpensive foods cut the grocery bill. pamphlet Shopping Sense urges buying lower priced items and using storage space wisely. It also warns against jumbo sizes and suggests shopping alone to curb family spending.
This piece argues that Ronald Reagan is miscast by liberal commentators who dubbed him a mere Goldwater clone or a puppet of PR firms. It asserts Reagan has independent conservatism, supported by a record on social issues and a belief in mobilizing the voluntary sector to tackle poverty and pollution, not controlled by insiders.
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