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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily Vermont newspaper issued every day except Sundays and holidays. It is published by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington.
Pope Paul VI begins a 14 hour New York visit to appeal for peace. He will meet President Johnson U Thant and Ambassador Goldberg and celebrate Mass for Peace at Yankee Stadium. The trip includes Harlem tours and interfaith meetings as police prepare for a historic welcome.
Editor Blackie notes early geese flight hints at approaching winter on Harwood Hill. Vermont orchards face bumper crops with labor shortages needing migrant workers. Two Burr and Burton graduates named top county scholars. North Bennington Scouts adapt to heavy rain at Rupert camporee. milk kept cold using pond water. Kennedy Square Past News and Advertiser quote ends with firm stubbornness remark.
The piece argues Congress appears diminished in public image and capability, noting Sen. Fulbright's dissent on the Dominican intervention as a rare exception in a consensus era. It urges institutional reforms, including Magnussen’s plan for dual sessions, a fiscal year shift, a capital budget, extended House terms, added administrative courts, and broader executive-led change to adapt to modern America.
Former vice president Richard Nixon, now a New York City resident, says he has no plans to run for governor, U.S. Senate, House, or other New York offices. He remains a strong GOP voice and supporter of Republican congressional gains for 1968, while weighing foreign policy and party balance as key issues.
The discussion surveys earmarking at the state tax source and compares averages across states. It notes the practice persists despite criticism, with Vermont near the national average while Alabama leans high and New Jersey very low. Over ten years the national share declined from 51.3 to 41.1 percent, not primarily from cancellations.
Letters criticize many new unearmarked taxes and defend earmarking as political convenience. The mix includes Vermont highway funding by fees, conservation funding from hunting, and a Manchester talk deemed political. Critics warn highways and wildlife belong to all, not users alone.
The trial of Tom Coleman, called the citizen deputy, drew outrage over an allegedly rushed acquittal for killing an Episcopal seminarian and wounding a Catholic priest in Hainesville Alabama. Critics claim Southern juries protect white defendants, while victims who are black go unpunished and outside agitators face hostility. The case highlights a double standard in Southern justice and the jury system's manipulation to protect the guilty.
The piece compares current consensus with Franklin Roosevelt era, noting an elemental president can intimidate and shift ambition. It recalls how past big men in Congress openly clashed with a lively, productive climate, contrasting it with today’s heavier responsibilities and less gaiety in Washington.
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