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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily except Sundays and holidays publication by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Editorial notes 27 year old Newcomb Mott of Sheffield Berkshire County Mass faced 18 months for crossing into the Soviet Union during tense U S Soviet relations amid Vietnam war. Observers link severity to strained ties and note pending efforts in Washington and Moscow to prevent such cases. Senator Fulbright says a torpedoed consular treaty might have prevented the arrest and potential extradition.
Sen. Fulbright says the Mott case could crystallize support for a treaty that may return to the Senate next winter. The trial shows the Shefield man crossed the border without a visa knowingly and faces 15 to 18 months, highlighting Cold War pressures and ultra nationalist sentiment. The author urges further appeals and U.S. government safeguards to prevent repeats.
The Hoff program, cut by half for the winter special session, remains the core. Republicans with large majorities in both Houses will decide passage and offer counter proposals. Key issues include highway acceleration for U S 7, prison reform, court reorganization, constitutional revision, school redistricting, and educational television.
Editor notes Vermont Democrats disappointed by last Tuesday's results lament a turnout near one third of 209000 registered voters. Analysts say old folks and farmers, traditionally Republican with light votes, swung the outcome. Labor failed to mobilize, widening the party's losses.
The piece argues that national press and government share a fraught, necessary bond amid crises from Dominican intervention to Viet Nam. It notes mutual blame over sealed hearings and aluminum stock stories, fears of censorship, and the tension of truthful reporting in a state of no formal war or emergency. It warns of escalating damage if the crunch worsens.
J Duncan Campbell writes from North Bennington praising Bob Wilson and Sal Santarcangelo for voting together at Willow Road firehouse. He recalls Carmel Babcock as poll worker and quotes Wilson’s jab about a candidate’s appearance. Campbell thanks Republican voters and notes the crooked road from Bennington to Montpelier for Vermont legislators.
UPI report from Albany details how Senator Javits cushions Rockefeller’s renomination bid with renewed calls for an attractive 1966 legislative program. Rockefeller, confident of convention support, gauges polls as liberals and conservatives shape the GOP battle. The next year’s legislature and party splits loom large for the governor’s fate.
A Vermont writer laments losing a maple tree to a sign and urges zoning to preserve beauty as growth brings money. He argues land owners must balance rights with community plans, noting 54 towns already have zoning and 88 more consider it. Vermont’s beauty belongs to all of us and must be protected.
In a nature class a teacher tells third graders about chicks breaking out of eggs. An eight year old asks how they get in, prompting a humorous exchange. The anecdote captures curiosity and playful misunderstanding among young students.
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