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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
President Johnson plans a Manila flight next month for a Viet Nam war summit with Asian leaders. The move blends election timing with a potential peace initiative, aiming to bolster his standing abroad and at home while signaling possible leverage for a broader ceasefire.
The Vermont Sanatorium site in Pittsford faces opposition as residents fear being labeled a prison town. The piece argues labels are superficial and urges viewing the youthful offenders institution as a constructive challenge to improve inmates and the town, not as a degradation.
St Albans Messenger urges voters to oppose state judges and leaders who appoint or elect them after praising a ruling allowing topless outfits without suggestive motions. The writer calls for cleansing political leadership to restore moral standards and prevent an anything-goes society.
Washington reports Michigan Senate contest pits Griffin the 42 year old Republican backed by Romney against Soapy Williams, 55, a longtime Democrat. Griffin touts youth and vigor with a Kennedy era image and union support divided by Landrum Griffin reform. Williams battles slow TV recovery from surgery and age, while unions rally behind him amid a press landscape backing Republicans.
The liberal left supports Kennedy, hoping he would carry on collectivism, while Humphrey and Johnson faced opposition for moving the country toward socialism. Goldwater notes his primary fight with Cavanagh cost over 600000, praising old days of shoe leather as a measure of effort and asking if enough voters will turn out in this decisive election.
This column reports on a Quebec discussion with M Hosanna Cournoyer about what defines a true sportsman. It notes 1.5 to 2 percent may qualify and stresses abiding by regulations, conservation, and the demeanor of a warden in the field. It also mentions opening days for trout rabbits woodcock and squirrels and the opening of partridge and pheasant seasons. The writer recalls hunting with seven bird dogs, describes deer sightings near a logging road and a stray bear, plus a humorous note on bounty noses for porcupines and a sketch of ant behavior and ant stomachs.
Letters from the Pittsford board urge open public explanation of the state move to locate a new medium security prison on the Vermont Sanatorium site beside the Caverly Child Health Center. They critique opaque state communication and question public policy and local zoning authority.
George A. Thuren Jr. of Manchester Depot criticizes the Fish and Game Department for posting landowner hunting rules while showing 5000 trout at an exposition for public fishing and for issuing 8000 doe-season permits by chance via a computer. He questions permit handling, personnel hiring, and calls for an official inquiry into administrative policies while praising field wardens.
A Manchester Depot correspondent argues for choosing the best candidate regardless of party. He contends there are good men on both sides and asserts past history shows they can work together in Montpelier. He references the Sept. 24 editorial on vote splitting.
A telegram to Gov Philip H Hoff from George H Spargo of Old Bennington complains that Vermont tradition means little to Hoff as party workers deface the Catamount Tavern monument with campaign stickers urging its removal. The piece also notes a sarcastic overheard remark from the Burlington Free Press about a hell story.
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