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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation based at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial views Robert McNamara's exit from the Pentagon as likely signaling deep private dissent with U S policy in Southeast Asia. He warned against escalating bombing and arms buildup and favored development aid to poorer nations, but his stance clashed with hawks and military brass, prompting concern about his absence from future leadership debates.
A committee formed to investigate alleged inequities in local property appraisal practices should study the BTPA report, hear all sides, consult state officials, and propose findings and voter actions. It aims to serve the community, not listers or the BTPA, and may align with or reject parts of the BTPA conclusions.
New Yorker Mary McCarthy notes Josiah Thompson a Haverford philosophy professor and author of Six Seconds in Dallas argues the JFK case remains a mystery. Thompson reiterates a four bullet, three-gunman scenario tied to locations in Dallas and Houston, challenging the Warren Commission.
A North Bennington column blasts Madison Avenue for treating the average American as gullible. It mocks cigarette and beer ads, car promos, and toothpaste campaigns for sending viewers on absurd, overlong efforts while brands profit. The piece suggests advertisers secretly dislike humans and wonders if media executives actually understand their market.
A Bennington reader urges the attorney general to swiftly review property assessments amid reports of steep tax hikes harming homeowners, many on fixed incomes. The letter cites widows, Social Security recipients, and families facing foreclosure as evidence that current assessments are unfair and demand corrective action now.
A Pompton Lakes resident writes Gov Hoff expressing admiration for Vermont but urges reconsideration of high property taxes and living costs. He recounts buying a Shaftsbury lot, viewing Bennington from West Mountain, and plans a Vermont home, arguing taxes deter new residents and push locals away. He asks what kind of people promotion aims to attract.
Local residents and businessmen praise Bromley for a guaranteed skiing Thanksgiving boost. The Green Mountain Resort Association of Londonderry thanks Fred Pabst and Bromley for the economic lift, with William Johnson signing on behalf of innkeepers.
A humorous vignette from Family Weekly depicts a football coach challenging fourth-string halfback Johnny on a bind like third down and 25 from the own 45. Johnny replies he would move to the other end of the bench to see the play better, highlighting the lighter side of team instruction.
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