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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Historian Schlesinger blasts the Joint Chiefs of Staff for a disastrous leadership record and misjudged Vietnam policy. He argues presidents trusted flawed military forecasts and escalations, while Johnson might have benefited from less reverence for brass and more NSC skepticism.
Editor notes the Shaftsburyites forming an association to save the Center Shaftsbury Baptist Church and graveyard from commercialization. The group envisions turning the former church into a Shaftsbury area museum, with public use ideas already proposed and enthusiasm evident at this week’s meeting.
The piece frames a political battlefield over a 10 percent surcharge and tax reform. It notes Liberal and conservative opposition, Rep. Melvin Laird’s timing view, and the risk of a large deficit without cuts. It highlights the 27 percent depletion allowance for oil, government oil shale leases, and potential inflation from money expansion without a tax increase.
Quotes touch on Lynda Bird Johnson engagement to Capt Charles Robb and a critical view of the Vietnam War pace. The piece notes calls for fiscal responsibility and warns that a 1966 tax rise could loom as an issue in the next presidential contest amid rising deficits. It mentions China’s potential nuclear parity and the risk of World War III without nuclear deployment.
A Bennington observer details the Mount Anthony Union High School opening, praising the J Goodall Hutton library, modern classrooms, and a multi purpose layout. The piece notes architecture focusing on light, student privacy, and varied facilities including vocational areas, a cafeteria kitchen, gym, and auditorium. It recalls speeches by officials and a Rudolf Serkin concert, ending with student gratitude and cautious optimism about respect for the new building.
Tourists enjoyed Bennington’s autumn splendor while locals celebrated Mount Anthony Union High School dedication with a Beethoven Schubert Brahms concert by Rudolf Serkin. Rotary outlined a town farm park plan, seeking broad community support and funding. A Shaftsbury group advanced preserving the old Baptist Meeting House, linking past present and future in a shared civic effort.
Congressman Robert T. Stafford notes the Ways and Means Committee delaying a 10 percent tax increase while pressuring the Johnson administration to cut spending. He highlights House cuts across DoD, foreign aid, space, agriculture, housing, and transportation, and stresses the urgent need to address rising medical costs and rat control funding under Public Health Service. He opposes using federal funds for political campaigns and cites major health and regional development measures advanced by the House.
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