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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Editorial notes low turnout in Bennington Woodford district as six representatives chosen amid no primaries and automatic nominations. Warns confusion over subdistricts, calls for clarity ahead of November general election. Reports no crossing over in the open primary system and party leaders’ disapproval.
Primary results drew little influence from Primary Election Results. Democrats retained all four write in candidates without issue. County results showed small towns gaining representation in larger districts. Daulton Mann led the ticket in District Reid Lefevre's second seat race, and District 32 tapped Kenalene Collins and Ira Whitney. Shaftsbury saw write-in votes for William Barber, suggesting an independent bid. Most districts will feature contests in November, offering real voter choice.
Editor notes Hubert Humphrey visits Vermont urging a Great Society path via a Democratic legislature potential. The piece highlights Vermont letters to The Banner, praising local authors at a Bennington library event and critiquing ski development and race tracks as the state shifts from agriculture to recreation. It ends with a satirical jab at Alpine village trends.
The essay argues for updating NATO to fit 1965 realities, urging Washington to stop treating reform as an attack by de Gaulle. It warns against German nuclear illusions and promotes mutual candor, reunification of Germany, and reconciliation with the East as the path to a stabilized Western alliance. It predicts Gaullist France won’t be an enemy if the US and Germany align with the Soviet Union to seek security and reunification.
In a reflective column from North Bennington the author rails at the calorie craze and dieting fads. The piece riffs on magazines using calorie headlines, diets promising odd combos, grapefruit myths, and the lonely Metrecal scene, ending with a joke about sawdust dieting and a horse’s demise.
William B. Hart, president of Bennington Little League, argues for Town Farm land to host two Little League fields. He explains league boundaries and population rules keep North Bennington and Bennington areas separate, detailing housing, travel impacts, and official contacts while urging selectmen to consider all area boys in field site plans.
In a letter from Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stroffoleno of Arlington, the writer corrects a published caption about a bee photograph. They argue the caption misleads readers by joking about the bee’s winter rest while explaining how honey bees survive cold periods through clustering, wing fanning, and internal heat, warning that prolonged cold can starve a hive despite ample stores.
On a family walking tour through barns and stables a seven year old girl from the group spotted a tiny colt near a reservoir and exclaimed Look, Daddy a foreign horse eliciting humor from the scene reported by the Indianapolis Star.
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