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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The piece criticizes Senator Goldwaters approach to Vietnam as unhelpful and lacks a clear policy. It notes his claim that the president lies about the war and questions what Goldwater would do if elected. The column reflects on past debates, the no-win attitude, and cites Lodge on Vietnam not becoming an election issue in 1964.
The Bennington Regional Planning Commission voted to pursue a three quarter bypass loop around Bennington linking U S 7 south of the village to U S 7 north and VT 9 west, aiming to ease downtown congestion and spur growth. Public meetings will air plans as four years remain before construction.
In Landgrove a columnist argues the town is a viable political unit only if it retains a school. He criticizes public education expansion and one room schools, condemns centralization, and endorses preserving local roots while acknowledging Jung’s insights on progress and the past.
The Post-Dispatch lauds Congress as the most conservation minded in years or decades. It notes the final passage of a wilderness bill adding up to 9 million acres with potential for 61 million more, plus an outdoor recreation bill to fund land and water protections. The piece frames this as a Roosevelt and Pinchot era revival.
Today and Tomorrow argues Barry Goldwater’s campaign contrasts his moral rhetoric with real policy. It criticizes his focus on crime and immorality while offering no concrete measures in schools housing police recreation health or other public concerns. The piece frames Goldwater and Miller as advocating virtue without disciplined state action and labels Goldwater a radical opponent of conservatism.
Washington columnist Dick West reviews Helen Gurley Brown's Sex and the Office noting its blend of dating guidance and joking food references. He highlights noon hour liaisons, ground rules, and Brown's menus for career girls, predicting more specialty cookbooks to follow. Brown confirms swapping recipes only if men differ.
Letter writers urge leaf saving to boost humus and moisture storage in soil amid drought. They warn fertilizers degraded humus, reduce water retention, and call for municipal leaf dumps, mulching, and plantings to prevent erosion and preserve clean water. A second letter defends unionization at Green Mountain Park mutuel department and notes Capitol Jottings returns Oct 16.
A humor anecdote recounts a hotel desk clerk declining a request to retrieve a forgotten umbrella from Room 720 due to a honeymoon couple inside. An old man overhears a playful scene as a man boasts about his bride and quips that the umbrella truly is mine.
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