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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation, located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont, serving local news and notices.
The Bennington South Supervisory Union pursues a joint salary schedule for all area schools to equalize educational opportunities. A uniform system aims to retain experienced teachers in smaller districts and curb cross-border moves to higher paying states, with pending merit pay questions deferred until a new superintendent is in place.
The Lowndes County acquittals of Col lie Leroy Wilkins and Thomas Coleman draw national backlash as supporters push for federal hate crime laws. Critics argue local juries shield racial killings, prompting calls for broader federal trials to ensure impartial verdicts.
Frank Bizzarro of Bennington Catholic High School won Coach of the Year honors from the Vermont Coaches Association after guiding BCHS to a string of wins and a state championship. Bennington hosted United Nations day events with low turnout. Work begun on a Grandma Moses museum in Eagle Bridge, to be housed in the former one room schoolhouse where the artist learned her ABCs.
The Morrissey affair highlights Kennedy family influence and flawed federal judge selection. It calls for independent review of judicial fitness, capacity, and removal, warning against politics swaying lifetime appointments. It notes potential reforms and the need for better, fairer processes.
The 1938 Washington County Post column recalls low prices for coal at 6.30 per ton and sugar at 46 cents for 10 pounds, with peanuts, salmon and bananas cheap. E. L. Nichols offers cotton dresses at 1 to 2.95 and affordable furniture, while readers note tax sales consuming pages as milk and wage trends rise but lag inflation.
The piece argues a Hungarian Communist, Karoly Czatorday, could become President of the UN General Assembly next year, seen as legitimizing Budapest’s 1956 crackdown. It notes Pope Paul’s visit context, the shift from Titoist Popovic and Fantini’s roles, and critiques UN interference in noncolonial states versus Hungary’s internal repression. It highlights Tibor Pakh’s death sentence and ongoing clemency pleas for 1956 prisoners, plus exile of 75,000 Hungarians to Siberia, contrasting with South Africa’s similar debates.
Letter to The Banner urges Vermont Republicans to back George Amidon for governor in 1966. It notes the Citizens for Amidon group and proposes Rich ard Snelling join as a Citizen for Amidon to unify the party and secure victory. The piece cites Amidon’s 25 years in state service including 16 as state treasurer.
Roland Norse from Manchester Depot urges Vermont to create a governor-led board to verify snow forecasts and ski ratings good to poor. He warns misrepresented conditions hurt hotels and town economies and threatens ski traffic if not corrected.
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