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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1967
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.
The Legislative Council faces a crisis as conservatives seek to abolish it while studying groups argue over its role. It has improved legislative effectiveness by examining issues with reduced lobbyist pressure, producing informed reports on finance, penal system, welfare, higher education, and roadside advertising. The council’s work enhances public awareness and offers expert input for the legislature.
Senator George D. Aiken of Vermont rebutted President Johnson Vice President Humphrey and Ambassador Bunker claims that dissenters prolong the Vietnam war He said the administration uses dissenters as a scapegoat for poor progress and that questioning the President is not disloyal to the country He emphasized Congress supported the war effort but results reflect administration judgment.
The note discusses local executives weighing traffic control jobs due to low pay for deputies at a Shaftsbury bridge project. It notes families push workers toward higher wages, mentions a Russian translation of Tom Sawyer arriving at Martha Canfield Memorial Library via a Lenin Library exchange, and hints at a broader cultural exchange context.
The Canfield library in Arlington ships Mark Twain works to Russia for younger readers. The exchange aims to boost international relations in this tense era, with readers likely to enjoy Twain’s popular writings. Meanwhile Mount Dora comments on traffic police cars hiding by roadsides, as Burlington Free Press notes.
Washington weighs U.S. aid as Indo nesia faces hunger after drought and unrest. Hubert Humphrey stresses the moment could decide survival for 100 million in the region as Congress pares aid from a $2.6 billion request to about $1.8 billion, risking commitments with nine-country aid partners including Japan Australia and the Netherlands.
The piece cites Dr Bernard E Donovan on teacher reluctance in difficult schools and argues for stronger family planning aid from AID amid high Java population growth. Humphrey notes Indonesia growth at 4.3 percent, urges greater contraceptive training and materials, and links food aid with population control efforts. It highlights South Korea Taiwan and Pakistan progress and Iran’s Shah commenting on coronation as chance to boost family planning.
The Winhall Outing Club opens its 22nd deer season with a crew arriving Nov 10 to set camp and search for signs. Hunters report few shots fired, sightings mostly of does and nonhorn deer, with several offbeat incidents and weather chatter as snow looms and the group enjoys camp life away from work.
John Chamberlain argues that language distortions hinder clear foreign policy reporting. He critiques dialogue, campus radicalism, and McCarthyism, urging precise terms to define opponents and actions. He asserts containment of Red China conflicts with demands for de isolation and criticizes U.S. liberal diplomacy.
A Washington report quotes Dr. Donald Frederickson on the enduring pull of cigarettes for smokers. The columnist narrates a personal, reflective tale of tobacco romances from Bull Durham to modern habits, cautioning against rekindling old cravings and stressing family considerations.
The essay critiques Dean Rusk and U S China policy, arguing containment without isolation, GOP factionalism, and the surreal Cold War rhetoric. It notes arms flows to the Arabs, Ho Chi Minh's continued relevance, and a hostile, jargon filled political atmosphere.
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