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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street in Bennington, Vermont.
The piece condemns Senator Kennedy’s call to invite Communist China to Geneva talks as futile. It argues U S policy of non recognition robs leverage, noting China’s growth in industry and nuclear capability. It says honest engagement offers potential for compromise and condemns prolonged inaction.
A Vermont Highway Department plan targets 27 dangerous sites with major upgrades in the next 18 months including four fixes in Bennington County. U.S. 7 curves will be straightened and the U.S. 7 Vermont 67A junction redesigned. The piece urges wider reforms, noting rising fatalities and calls for stronger enforcement and driver education alongside road improvements.
A Shaftsbury reader argues against current property tax methods, criticizing state town tax disparities and calls for preserving local control. He cites exemptions, grievance costs, and threats to Montpelier rule, urging residents to resist changes and recall recent tax shifts.
A public letter denounces the acquittal of Thomas Coleman for the shotgun murder of Jonathan Daniels in Alabama. It accuses biased jury practices, calls for federal juror selection reform, and urges action to honor Daniels’ death by pushing civil rights justice and new legal standards nationwide.
Washington mourns Michael Deuel a 28 year old former Marine officer who returned to Southeast Asia as an aid adviser in Laos. He led a refugee village project in Pakse amid Viet Minh and Pathet Lao activity and died in a helicopter crash. The piece contrasts his generation’s global commitment with other youth movements and calls for continued postwar reconstruction and opportunity.
Thomas Mann warns against popular front movements tolerating Communists in the Dominican Republic while critics say State Department actions contradict his stance. The piece links Mann, Otepka, Wieland, and Dean Rusk, arguing officials undercut Mann’s policy and keep Otepka in doubt while Cuba’s Popular Front aftermath looms.
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