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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Opinion argues Vermont faces a development dilemma as Dorset Associates plans a multi mountain ski resort bringing jobs and tax revenue but threatening wilderness and tranquil village life. Calls for regional planning to balance growth with preservation to keep Vermont from becoming a montane commercial playground.
Editor notes disappointingly low spectator turnout for local soccer as two top contests loom tomorrow with Bendi hosting North Bennington and Leland and Gray visiting Burr and Burton. Police praise for Saturday peace marchers and veterans following a nonconfrontational path. Bennington Catholic High football featured dramatic shifts. J J Moore scored a noted game winner. Duncan Campbell attacks open primary tactics and argues for a closed primary to ensure stronger party nominees.
Perspective piece examining the Great Society as a policy label, noting this era seeks more than adding to national quantities, aiming to improve quality and address affluence, spiritual discontent, and social ills. It contrasts federal action with postwar expectations, cites intellectuals and critics, and emphasizes individualism amid broader social changes.
The 1966 Democratic gubernatorial race in New York is wide open with potential candidates including Frank OConnor Arthur Levitt Franklin D Roosevelt Jr Samuel Stratton Robert Wagner and Howard Samuels. Upstate support grows for Levitt while OConnor Stratton Roosevelt and Wagner remain main contenders as Kennedy influence shapes the field.
In a Vermont context Secretary Wirtz argues for extending farm labor rights and federal employment laws to agricultural work. He envisions a future where farm workers gain minimum wages and protections, altering orchards and farms as automations and labor standards converge. The rotting apple becomes a symbol of this shift toward dignity for harvest labor.
The House passed a DC telephone harassment bill aimed at calls intended to annoy or harass. Observers wonder if it could curb presidential lobbying calls to congressmen, though officials say the clause targets staff complaints rather than presidential calls. Some see the timing linked to extended sessions and phone pressure from the White House.
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