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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The piece notes the 1964 presidential race lacks dramatic confrontations though it criticizes style. It credits President Johnson for backing the Civil Rights Act and avoiding overt pledges that would inflame segregationists, while Goldwater vows enforcement of the Act despite his prior vote.
The piece argues that racist rhetoric by a political figure has faded from active rallying but remains a latent issue. It notes generalities over specifics, condemns forced busing, and expects potential unrest only if civil rights leaders lose control. Civilians focus on turnout while racism lingers in the South and a quiet Northern backlash.
An ad from the Republican State Committee in Vermont accuses Gov. Philip Hoff of opposing mental health programs by opposing a separate Mental Health Department. The piece notes Hoff favored merging health and welfare under one Health and Welfare Department rather than creating a new agency, a stance aligned with reorganization plans and Little Hoover Commission recommendations.
The column argues Goldwater aims to ruin Johnson's character through innuendo and smear, but polls show broad rejection of the attack. It cites the film Choice and producer Walton, notes close aides Baker and Jenkins, and reflects on presidential vulnerability to scandal while predicting relief next week.
The narrator recounts a Belfast arrival at the International Hotel, tours of City Hall, Cave Hill, and Glens of Antrim, then a Londonderry excursion by train with sea views, shore birds, and a striking riverside skyline dominated by the Londonderry Guild Hall, noting weather and local nightlife.
A March of letters to the editor praises Vermont’s 1962 onward education gains. Highlights include equalized opportunity, Lyndon State College enrollment growth, expanded student loans, better services for retarded children, expanded vocational programs, and consolidation moves spurred by state aid and transportation support.
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