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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont, serving the local area with daily news and notices.
Editorial urges caution if revenues fall short of funding new or expanded programs. It notes Hoff’s pledge of 3 million dollars for education and questions potential needs for minor or major taxes to support manpower retraining, state troopers, and special education, urging decisive action if revenues cannot cover merit projects.
A San Francisco federal court strikes down a two year old law allowing the Post Office to impound abroad propaganda unless recipients request delivery. The ruling calls the measure an invasion of First Amendment rights and criticizes the creation of lists that expose individuals to stigma and blackmail. The decision is likely to be appealed.
The Loyola University School of Medicine awarded J. Edgar Hoover the Sword of Loyola, honoring his stance that the FBI must not be misused. In his acceptance, Hoover defended law and order and impartial FBI investigations, urging protection of rights for all citizens over special groups. The piece notes Negro leaders and Roy Wilkins criticizing FBI methods in civil rights cases and warns that enforcement debates echo Prohibition era tensions.
In this deer season column, the writer weighs luck against skill in hunting, recounts a fortuitous buck sighting, notes road hunting and the value of binoculars for observing wildlife, and urges caution with faulty compasses from a Japan-made model. The piece also likens deer to trout season, offers weather and gear tips, and mentions an upcoming Bennington Rod and Gun Club Game Supper on December 5 at the Bennington Club rooms.
Attendees at a Brattleboro hearing on mobile home taxation debated whether trailers are mobile homes or taxable homes. Owners argue houses on foundations should be taxed like real estate, based on square footage and condition, not depreciated trade-in values. The debate highlights the fairness of assessing mobile homes within town services and revenue needs.
A Brooklyn era column compiles quotes about Black community spending on liquor wigs and cars amounting to hundreds of millions. Mrs. Cora Walker argues for self-awareness before change and mentions England as a potential ungovernable country. The piece closes with a cheeky anecdote about Ana Corio from Sumner Kean.
A crew of Peace Corps volunteers and American aid workers relocate goats from California to Nandpur India to boost breeding stock and demonstrate modern care. The effort is part of a broader Indo American aid push including Ford and Rockefeller foundations and seven Ohio State led university teams at agricultural schools in Punjab. Bhakra dam looms as a major irrigation and power project symbolizing close cooperation. The piece frames democracy and development as a hopeful, people driven venture amid hunger and poverty.
A joke about a doctor diagnosing a couple's constant irritation. The husband finds golf clubs help him relax, but a lawn mower for his wife does not. The punchline shows the wife remaining irritable despite the purchases. The tale originates from Family Weeky humor.
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