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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Ford Motor Co. strike is shaping into a long costly test between the auto industry and United Auto Workers leader Walter Reuther. Both sides resist genuine negotiation as potential arbitration is spurned, foreshadowing broad damage to Ford, suppliers, workers, and the national economy.
Editor notes highlight Rudolf Serkin and Marlboro's growth in Southern Vermont. Serkin receives Vermont Council on the Arts medallion for excellence. Also discussed are Bodine’s radar proposal for Bennington, and regional stance on a Connecticut River nuclear plant with cooling towers to protect aquatic life.
St Louis emerges on the upswing with the Arch as a gleaming symbol of renewal. Civic effort funded the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial while housing and waterfront decay linger. Mayor Cervantes touts quiet stability amid a large Black population and limited riots, with baseball pride and urban beautification driving momentum.
An upcoming meeting of the Bennington Rod and Gun Club Inc. is scheduled for next Monday evening, Sept. 11, at 8 at the Shaftsbury clubhouse. Officers will be elected, reports heard, and refreshments served after the business. The note also previews fishing plans and outdoor lore for the season.
In a 1968 style political analysis from Family Weekly, liberals who defected in 1964 push for loyalty to unite against Nixon and Reagan in upcoming primaries. The piece notes Rockefeller Romney and party factions, warning against intra party fragmentation and urging clear, evenly divided candidate fields to reflect majority will.
Burlington Free Press urges Vermont to ban off premise billboards with state run signs allowed on highways. Acknowledges need for compensation to remove existing signs and argues public highways justify regulation. Warns against expropriation claims and notes neighboring states show risks of billboard exploitation of public assets.
A reader protests first grade eligibility rules after a Bennington School District board denial for Stella Carpenter’s son Ernest nearly six. The letter also disputes Sept 5 Banner coverage of Michael Kidd’s private airport proposal and notices Strattonwald residents’ lack of notification.
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