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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
Washington speculates President Johnson may reconvene the 89th Congress after the November 8 election for a lame duck session to push through key measures. With declining Democratic support and mounting public dissatisfaction, his legislative leverage is seen as peaking, prompting actions to secure bills before a possibly less cooperative new Congress.
Washington reporting on the ballot showing the Roosevelt, Taft, Eisenhower and Stevenson lineages. Adlai E Stevenson III emerges as a promising Illinois candidate for state treasurer with potential gubernatorial prospects in 1968. Earl Eisenhower seeks re election, while the Taft line traces its political ascent from Alphonso Taft to William Howard Taft and beyond.
The piece surveys Taft and Roosevelt lineages in American politics, detailing Robert Taft Jr and Franklin D Roosevelt Jr, their campaigns, and the Kennedy dynasty's enduring influence. It notes past defeats, family political moves, and enduring party shifts across generations.
The 175th Old Farmer's Almanac predicts a rough Vermont winter with heavy snowfall. Snow begins in mid November and continues intermittently until late April, including a major blizzard at the end of January. Ski areas may see about 123 inches, while readers will find weather lore, ads, and poems in the nostalgic edition.
The Senate rejected a school prayer amendment to defend the First Amendment and religious liberty. The piece argues public schools should not foster religious belief, cites Supreme Court rulings, and echoes Kennedy's call to practice prayer at home and in church. It also notes a Burlington Free Press cartoon critique of industrial innovation.
An older column advises carrying a compass to avoid getting lost in unfamiliar terrain and details how hunters navigate by landmarks, sun, and wind shifts. It notes 30 000 applications for Vermont permits, 8 000 issued, and mentions processing issues and occasional lottery-like fairness. Also includes trivia on trout respiration and beaver tree cutting speeds.
The 86 year old Sen Ralph E Flanders was honored at Hartness House with friends praising his long career in machine tool making banking economics education and politics He is described as an uncommon man whose greatest service to the nation was his 1954 Senate speech calling for McCarthy’s censure based on his conscience and research The tribute notes the era of fear waned with the censure despite ongoing political fear tactics
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