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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
A national road beautification extension faces House cuts and possible narrowing to scenic strips. The $85 million package trails President Johnson's $380 million request, with lawmakers signaling further erosion. Vermont lawmakers are urged to enact strong state controls to protect roadside beauty in absence of robust federal action.
Editor notes stage season ends with a mock melodrama set in Manchester and looming 1975. The piece teases a courtroom plot about debts and a hero who refuses to pay while Lynda Byrd's romantic pivot toward Marine captain Charles Robb is described as improving her public image. Jet-setter Hamilton is criticized.
The South’s segregationist senators claimed Thurgood Marshall’s nomination was not about race, but the Senate confirmed him this week. Marshall, a lawyer and judge, becomes the first Black associate justice and the highest-ranked Black official in U.S. government. Walloomsac, NY, faces renewed attention as a psychedelic scene draws visitors with a go go show projecting abstract art. the display is described as simulating an LSD trip. Gov Hoff notes meals and lodging tax receipts lag Expo expectations, suggesting free-loading by Expo visitors. Burlington Free Press.
In a Boston analysis of Fulbright hearings the author argues that the aim is to restore Congress authority in foreign policy amid a global trend of weakening legislatures. It notes the Senate's revolt against the President over undeclared war and military aid, framing Congress as a standing insurrection against executive dominance.
A compilation of quotes and reflections on U S wartime decision making. Rep Gerald R Ford argues for intensified bombing unless peace comes and warns against unchecked presidential power. Truman and Dirksen are cited on foreign policy and Congress's control of funds and information. The piece discusses constitutional balance, dangers of despotism, and calls for modernization.
An August Boston Sunday Herald-Traveler editorial cites deeper causes for urban riots beyond education and housing. It critiques liberal arguments and cites figures from Watts and Detroit while arguing the root is breakdown of family and community, aided by state power and social workers. The writer connects this to Marx and the machine in the garden.
Letters criticize Dr Norman Hall Windsor prison psychology and the proposed diagnostic center in St Albans as quackery and centralization of youth imprisonment. They argue Vermont lacks residential treatment, trained staff, and community programs, calling for genuine rehabilitation over costly new facilities. The second letter questions Vietnamese elections under President Johnson, alleging a sham vote with Ky’s control, manipulated candidates, and censored campaigning, urging active public defense of democracy.
A father guides two sons in a cold night in a hill herd tale with a lamp wick gift and a rested child denied. The piece diverges into a note on how to write a novel by country, contrasting American romance with French and Russian arcs and their endings.
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