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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece reflects on November 22 1963 and the Kennedy era shaping American mood. It recalls the assassination’s impact on national identity, leadership perception, and a lingering sense that the country could have moved forward differently. It quotes an intimates’ remark about never feeling truly young again.
Editor notes mix up Paul and Donald Hackel of Rutland in a Vermont Human Rights Commission hearing coverage. The piece questions Bennington officials for denying $35 to $40 to transcript the hearing, contrasting funds used for town projects with lack of support for truth among people.
The Caledonia Record reviews Vermont's strict post legislature rules banning firing from road edges and carrying a loaded rifle in cars. It questions enforceability while noting ski-doos enable rapid deer pursuit and suggests integrating such machines into the rifle carriage ban to curb unsportsmanlike hunting.
Letters to The Banner from ERNEST J. ELLENWOOD and GLADYS LODGE critique Dorset town reappraisal standards. They argue state appraisals inflate values, note inequalities, and urge careful per parcel assessment based on individual factors. Voters warned of consequences if the plan proceeds, urging restraint and fiscal prudence.
The Castleton State College expansion nears completion with the Fine Arts Center due by spring, adding the final essential unit. Existing facilities include Haden Dining Hall Cooledge Library and new dormitories, transforming the former teachers college into a lively liberal arts institution. A Vermont Symphony Wood Wind Quintet concert at Leavenworth Hall highlighted student-faculty creative collaboration, and head of the music department Bob Aborn spoke of rising musical activity in Rutland. The day also featured a fortuitous meeting with author John A. Kouwenhoven, whose ideas sparked lively debate but left the writer reconsidering his previous antipathies.
Town hearing on interim zoning drew few residents and left many confused about legal authority and outcomes. Officials deferred action, proposing a March town meeting vote if a permanent zoning ordinance is ready. Barbed letters urged careful consideration of zoning to protect property values and allow suitable growth.
The piece argues a paradox in Western policy toward Europe as NATO fortifies a defensive wall around Eastern Europe while calls grow to bridge Soviet and Western gaps. It notes Soviet internal struggles and intervention doctrine, NATO’s counterdoctrine, and the need for Europe’s deeper integration. It also stresses the danger zones created by dividing walls and the necessity for dialogue with the Soviet Union on broader issues such as nuclear disarmament and Middle East talks.
A magistrate hears a burglar plead guilty to one burglary while the prosecution accuses three break-ins at a dress shop. The defendant quips that he only took a dress once and was sent back twice by his wife to exchange it, prompting humor in court.
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