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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
A planned 15 acre shopping center along Vermont Route 67A near Globe Union sparks concern over downtown parking and pedestrian access. Readers urge regional zoning, coordinated growth, and stronger town plans to curb urban sprawl and protect downtown value.
In a postwar Asia, China grows as a Communist power amid civil strife, Japan rises as a major industrial force with a shifting coalition politics, and non Communist Asia strengthens to resist expansion, potentially reducing reliance on U.S. intervention. Japan may become the swing nation guiding regional balance between Moscow and Washington.
J Duncan Campbell urges Republicans to work and run in Bennington during a strong call to action amid reappointment politics and looming 1968 campaigns. James Wolfe supports the von Trapp lodge sign decision, noting tourism will adapt as signs are removed and royalties persist.
A Vermont letter urges eliminating roadside advertising to protect the landscape, arguing it enhances the state’s asset value. Trapp Family Lodge and Shaftsbury residents weigh in on roads, environment, and public space, with a second letter criticizing government road projects and U S involvement in Vietnam. David A Carrier signs a Vietnam critique urging readers to review Sen. Aiken’s July 31 1967 speech for context.
A columnist critiques modern television medicine ads that promise exciting cures and tasty dosages. He recalls past medicine tastes and parental tactics, contrasting grim remedies with today’s gimmicks while noting a shift toward celebratory medical advertising and lingering distrust of flavor and flavorless cures.
The excerpt recalls earlier vaccine campaigns where scar size served as a social marker and stories about injections circulated. It contrasts with modern practice where infants receive vaccines before memory forms, often amid tastings of oily drops, and predicts future TV driven marketing of new health frailties with upbeat cures.
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