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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The piece rebukes Sen. Ted Kennedy for backing a controversial nomination of Judge Francis X. Morrissey, arguing the retreat was driven by fear of defeat. It accuses Kennedy and President Johnson of leveraging federal judiciary patronage for political gain and warns the fiasco will haunt them.
Editor notes Bendi’s plucky effort as Brattleboro, deemed state’s strongest, hammered the local squad. The piece praises the Colonels’ powerhouse and urges Manchester and Windham County towns to form a regional planning commission, citing Elbert G. Moulton’s push for coordinated growth and use of available funds.
The article surveys why college presidents resign, noting a surge in vacancies and shorter tenures. It cites Margaret Clapp Tufts Nils Wes sell Brown and Barnaby Keeney Brown in the past three months, all in their fifties with strong records and unclear plans. Dr. Lederle cites rising demands from students legislators and parents as the source of mounting pressure and questions whether presidencies are too tough to endure.
Perspective argues that rising antiwar protests in American academia reflect a mix of motives from moral outrage to rebellion but are unlikely to alter policy. It notes a shift in campus demographics toward junior faculty and graduates, questions whether scholars form a separate class, and urges restraint against intellectual arrogance while praising decisive leadership traits highlighted by past presidents.
Lt. Gov Malcolm Wilson leads the GOP drive to regain control of the New York Legislature, arguing Democrats lack a substitute tax plan for repealing the sales tax. He campaigns across Plattsburgh, Elizabethtown, Malone, Hoosick Falls rallying support, while declining to rule out a future gubernatorial run.
A Shaftsbury letter to The Banner endorses UNICEF and Henry Billings for the World’s Fair exhibit Each and Every Child. It cites 800 million needy children, urges support through education and care, and invites Shaftsbury students to collect coins Friday evening.
The piece argues that community action, born from the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act, offers a bottom up approach to poverty relief. It opposes top down agency design, highlighting local groups forming to identify needs and request federal funds directly, improving efficiency and local control across regions.
A speaker contends that the only needs met by community action serve the poor and questions its fate after the war on property ends. The piece warns poverty could revert if the movement is dropped and urges sustaining the effort.
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