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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. It operates every day except Sundays and holidays, serving Bennington and surrounding areas with local news and notices.
A House stalemate over an $8 billion deficit fix risks crippling federal programs and inflation control. Economists favor a tax increase now, arguing cuts are impractical and could deepen urban renewal and civil rights funding needs. The Kennedy-Johnson era Keynesian approach supports raising taxes to steady the economy before the boom exceeds its bounds.
The piece defends stag films as part of American life noting Playboy's coverage was banned in Rutland yet unlikely to curb demand. It also supports raising Vermont teacher starting salaries from 4800 to 5600 dollars, urging lawmakers to adopt a living wage. It argues higher pay is already common in other states and necessary to attract qualified teachers.
Washington forces deployed around the Pentagon to keep restraint as planning for the coming year unfolds. The breach by demonstrators who entered the building through a token entrance raises questions about how the intrusion occurred and whether security held.
The piece analyzes how the Pentagon battle signals greater risks for the 1968 election. It notes fears of organized violence at campaign events, debates over convention sites, and the potential for large crowds to become flashpoints despite security measures. President Johnson favors Chicago with state backing, while threats from extremists loom. It discusses assassination risks, the Kennedy era lessons, and possible mitigations including riot training and surveillance.
A weekend of home visits, dances, and food marks U N Day as 32 foreign students from Asia Africa Europe and the Americas visit Mount Anthony Union High School and local families. Mrs Alan Symons chairs with Mrs Willard Goyette organizing meals. The event emphasizes cross cultural exchange and lively student interactions echoing past programs.
A reader defends the peace movement while denouncing both left and right fascism. The letter warns extremism harms critique of war and calls for reform of U S foreign policy within the American constitutional tradition. It stresses listening to reason and rejecting slander and violence in political debate.
In a Washington flavored op ed, Rev. William Abernethy and Rev. Thomas D. Steffen call out leaders for illusions and urge a balanced peace stance on Vietnam. They compare congressional rhetoric to the emperor’s cover story and invite a veterans day weekend gathering at Second Congregational Church in Bennington for reflection and dialogue.
Shaftsbury residents face a choice on a seven member zoning commission drafted ordinance to guide growth while preserving rural residential character. The plan allows limited commercial areas and conditional industrial rezoning, aiming to curb haphazard development seen in Vermont towns and urging neighboring Pownal Rural Bennington Arlington Sunderland and Dorset to follow suit to protect town character.
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