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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The United States warmly welcomed Indonesia back to the United Nations after 18 months of exclusion and pledged long term aid plus emergency assistance. Critics note mass executions and ongoing punishments against Communists and sympathizers, and question U.S. consistency on violence abroad and in China.
Hoosick New York citizens donate 15000 to the town pool fund triggering a matching contribution from Rev Edith Craig Reynolds. The campaign notes strong community support and progress toward making the swimming pool a reality while Vermont reports a good fall and early snow on ski peaks. Bill Dailey is viewed as a strong Democratic candidate for Shaftsbury's state legislature seat with several election contests anticipated this fall.
Fischetti notes Putnam Square area and several towns including Bennington as candidates for a new state medium security institution. He says the old Bradford mill on East Main Street stands out as a clear choice based on location and accessibility. A lighthearted aside quotes a Wall Street Journal ad line about a beautiful woman and a charming woman. The Bourbon Institute reports Vermont spirits sales rose 15.4 percent in the first half of 1966 from 1965, reaching 10,739 cases January through June, outpacing the national 6.3 percent rise.
Lansing reports on Governor George Romney's yet unofficial bid for the presidency, with party pros arguing Nixon already solidifies delegates. Romney lags in timing, while Detroit HQs and McIntosh coordinate a potential independent Romney-for-President push amid union opposition and GOP conservatism.
A Searsburg diary recounts a year of basic gardening notes Charlie and the narrator: tree colors at the front lawn, birds and wildlife at the pond, and a stubborn compost effort replaced by direct soil burial. Plums from friends yielded 36 quarts, 28 jars, and three plum cakes, while plans for a Dowser Society convention faded amid weather and deadlines. The piece also notes visitors including Don Otis and Mrs Livingston Longfellow, and ends with renewed resolve to finish the column.
James K. Mitchell chairs COPP Pitt sford oppose Pittsford as site for new medium security prison. Letter cites concerns about state action, local impact, zoning, school costs, aging sanatorium value, and community living changes. Calls for direct local communication and broader state health welfare evaluation.
A Vermont citizen argues against solitary confinement in Windsor Prison. The letter questions the ethics of isolating inmates like Ronald Rich and Donald Milne, urging Vermont to outlaw the practice and instead employ supervised work to repay victims and support families.
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