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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. This notice outlines the newspaper's editorial focus and publication schedule.
The Bennington school board weighs renting classrooms versus building new, as overcrowding prompts talk of a February bond vote. Directors note ongoing rental costs and urge a joint board-BTPA study to compare long term rents with construction costs for elementary and high school needs.
Vermont GOP event ads trumpet Al Moulton as top figure while Governor Romney, a Romney bid for the presidency, headlines are secondary. Grassroots reception appears tepid as ticket sales lag. the piece notes party splits over war policy and the potential for third party activity if doves are excluded from caucus process.
New York columnist argues private colleges can avoid insolvency without surrendering autonomy. He cites Bundy remedies including bold investment, transparent reporting, and exploring state subsidies via independent grant funnels. Proposes private subsidies, strong faculty salaries, targeted scholarships, and a federal revolving loan fund to ease college costs for students.
A Rutland Herald column defends truth amid debates on crime and responsibility. It rebuts claims that leaving your key in a car makes the owner complicit, questions criminal liability for foiled attempts, and condemns distortions in public discourse. The writer jeers at oversimplified eco canards about elm deaths and uses a nut analogy to discuss race and perception.
A reader argues that Vermont scenery is public property and should not be ruined by roadside commercial signs. They defend Vermont laws enforcing scenic protection, criticize New Hampshire signboard interests, and urge the Vermont Supreme Court to uphold restrictions, urging signs be removed except on business premises to preserve tourism and local beauty.
Carlene Hedding of North Bennington pays tribute to Miss Tifft and North Bennington High School after students move to a new building. The editor notes the school’s closure as the elementary grades occupy the old site and praises the teacher’s calm, impactful influence on generations of students.
The piece notes President Johnson was praised in Israel after the Mideast war and discusses how polls shape perceptions of his re election chances in 1968. It presents a street interview about LBJ running again and considers foreign popularity as a political asset and its potential impact on US elections.
A youngster boasts of a baby brother to his teacher. The teacher questions the certainty while recalling a lost baby girl last year. The boy explains that now his father is the one who is sick, implying the expected new sibling.
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