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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner, published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont, features editorials. It reflects local opinions on community matters and state affairs through commentary and columnist perspectives.
In Brattleboro this week James L. Oakes pressed for higher pay, more training and greater manpower for state and local police, funded by the state. He urged public support for law enforcement and for citizens to assist with information, while noting state police pay trails New York by 25 percent and local departments suffer from understaffing and limited training opportunities.
The annual Bennington Fire Department inspection and parade, once a tradition with 100 or more firefighters, has been indefinitely postponed due to a court ruling blocking village tax collection and bill payments. Officials fear funding issues may cancel public events, including a fall foliage parade. A strain of lawsuits, including hospital and billboard cases, haunts village decisions as Corcoran v. Village unfolds.
In Manchester a GOP gubernatorial hopeful criticized Gov Hoff’s education programs while urging tax reform. Bennington reporters note prolonged legal battles and a need for resolution. The Bizzarro twins gain Vermont legend status as two BCHS basketball teams seek top finishes. station breaks now resemble compound fractures. Goshen News.
Washington calls for a congressional wage price review board as Walter Reuther argues that new model price increases by the Big Three do not reflect higher wages. He cites production gains and industry profits to press for government study rather than direct price controls. Romney, Griffin, and Williams loom in a Michigan Senate contest as campaigns sharpen industrial battles.
Opinion column from Williamstown Massachusetts praising Edward Brooke for his candid, rational talk on the Vietnam War and criticizing racial and ethnic prejudice in Massachusetts politics. The writer proposes Brooke could win if Senator Leverett Saltonstall endorses him and laments snobbery toward his Italian wife and a Black candidate.
To the Editor of The Banner, a reader warns that federal public works financing equals a blood transfusion from citizens to Washington and back with a half kept by bureaucrats. The writer cites Supreme Court reasoning that subsidies come with control and references doctors leaving England as a cautionary example.
Irving Fineman letters praised the John Birch Society and praised Clem Manion and Dan Smoot films. John F. McManus named Vermont coordinator. Griffin Rutland urged public support, citing anti communism and constitutional government. Gardian letters urged vigilance against federal aid and big government. Burlington Free Press. International Teamster.
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