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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
A preliminary probe tied last week's Northeast blackout to a faulty generator relay in Queenston Ontario. Officials and citizens reevaluate readiness for large scale disasters, noting hospitals and vital services lacked backup power and urging legislative moves for auxiliary power in public buildings.
The Rhodesian dispute highlights the impossibility of preserving white supremacy against a much larger black majority. Ian Smith faces pressure from white hardliners, threatening a transition beyond colony-era governance. A gradual Rhodesian shift, guided by experienced colonial technocrats, could enable a peaceful moderation and eventual coexistence.
The article describes a brisk hobby scene around canaries as performers with specialized training and competitions. It covers canary vocal repertoires, terms for sounds, and a New York world series where Belgian birds beat a Canadian team while Irish entrants faced disqualification. It notes owners’ preference for natural birdsong over staged shows and ends with a preference for wild woodsong.
Editor’s notes highlight Bennington County progress in educating retarded children with Red Brick School Shaftsbury and Mt. Laurel Manchester. Aimed to reduce stigma, 3 percent of people are retarded, 85 percent to be trained for independent lives. Arlington’s Fisher Elementary faces crowding as enrollment rises from 237 to 315 in five years. Local politics gain momentum toward a unified town and village, LWV hosts Know Your Candidates. Mt Anthony Union High School construction bid accepted. Fuller Co. eager to begin work and move equipment into town.
The author argues white Rhodesians could maintain a police state by ruthlessly subduing Africans, but only at the cost of war with Africans and tribal conflicts. He urges patient evolution toward a multiracial state, warning Americans to avoid fueling a regional racial war while Rhodesia remains outside U.S. direct interests.
A Connecticut dispute splits the party as Citizens Committee for the Republican Party clashes with regular Republicans over Dirksen speaking for the Dirksen Amendment. The feud hinders fundraising and could aid Democrats in 1966, while urging national leaders to broker peace.
James B Stannard of South Dorset urges examination of Irving Adler public statements from 1952 to 1963. The letter cites Adler’s Fifth Amendment claim in 1952, Cuba blockade requests in 1962, and 1963 admissions and criticisms of communism and HUAC. Stannard, Vermont in Mississippi project president, demands clarification.
The quote attributed to educator Robert Maynard Hutchins challenges campus strictness by comparing seriousness to a monkey's vanity. He quips that a monkey seems thoughtful while merely seeking its next scratch, underlining wit over solemnity.
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