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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The weekend exchange spots President Johnson open to a date for U.S. troop withdrawal from South Vietnam if North Vietnam reciprocates and ends hostilities. The piece argues for a middle course, warns of wider war spillover into Laos Cambodia and possible Chinese involvement, and urges scaling back rather than unilateral pullout. It cites de Gaulle urging advance withdrawal plans and Thant calling for an honorable cease and inclusion of Viet Cong.
The item surveys district reorganization effects on bus traffic and child safety near roads, notes tight money markets limiting mortgages, busy builders with large projects, and a Pownal dump controversy with proposed site options. It also reports Senator Kennedy's Vermont campaign stop in Burlington and Humphrey's October visit, reflecting Democratic efforts to hold the governorship and gain offices.
The piece portrays Senator Mike Mansfield pushing for diplomacy with de Gaulle and implied talks on Cambodia and Thailand as Vietnam expands. It notes State Department friction, possible secret Thai commitments, and rising isolationist sentiment as lawmakers seek limits on American overreach amid ongoing conflict.
The narrator recounts a Castleton visit for the 17th Sisters School, notes scenery, farms, and Castleton landmarks, and reflects on friend Andy Olsen’s death in Searsburg, ending with a somber tribute to the neighbor.
A Bennington reader asks The Banner editor to form a citizen committee to investigate charges that listers botched the 1966 reappraisal. Questions target why business and residential values shifted unevenly, the 250 percent cost factor, and whether all properties are measured by the same standard, warning taxpayers may bear an unfair burden without revisions.
Readers question omitted names in Viet Nam protest coverage and critique abortion recommendations. A Bennington letter calls for a Grand List reform and committee action, while a Vermont miscast actor anecdote and Playbill note conclude the page.
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