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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
An editorial arguing that the Klan is not the root of Southern racism and that justice in the South is failing. It critiques an upcoming HUAC subcommittee investigation, noting entrenched prejudice in Mississippi and Alabama and suggesting a broader reform approach over a partisan probe. The piece questions whether the inquiry will address core racist systems or merely persecute by committee.
Bennington High School and North Bennington High School launch new courses in non Western civilization drawn from a Ford Foundation summer school workshop. The program aims to deepen understanding of Asia among students and teachers, with student planning and independent research expected.
Gerald E. McLaughlin notes Windsor County excitement over Ron Raynolds new daily while outside papers court Springfield and nearby towns. The Rutland Daily Herald expands staffing in Springfield and Brattleboro, the Brattleboro Reformer adds staff in Bellows Falls, and the Claremont Daily Eagle reopens Windsor office as local papers defend operations amid regional newspaper romance.
The piece analyzes Hubert H. Humphrey and Lyndon B. Johnson amid Johnsons illness. It notes Humphreys sustained energy and loyalty despite Johnsons insatiable appetite for power and hints at tensions between ambition and duty. It discusses Johnsons need to pace convalescence and the impact on their relationship and governance.
The piece discusses hunting season timing and conditions for small game and migratory birds, notes on pheasants released in Bennington County, and urges reporting banded birds to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It highlights the Gun Digest annual and compares Vermont turkey restocking with Nebraska’s success, urging interest in wild turkey prospects.
New York columnist Ray Bliss notes the GOP's lack of unity despite Ronald Reagan's efforts to bridge liberal moderate and conservative factions. Reagan's New England tour in Boston and New Haven showcases his humorous, affable approach while dodging labels and attacking impractical protocol. He favors individual philosophies over bloc politics while projecting a calm, engaging image that may appeal to both liberal and conservative wings, signaling a potentially workable California candidacy for 1966.
A hostess circulates during the afternoon tea noting guest comforts. The guest of honor sits apart and replies that he enjoys the moment but not more. United Mine Workers Journal provides the vignette in its humor section.
Psychiatrists prove what parents know in 15 seconds. A couple shows a newborn's arm waving, crying, and kicking as if forecasting future careers like conductor, opera singer, and ballerina, while the dad jokes about the diaper changing ending the waving.
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