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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont, providing local news and notices to residents.
Voters in Bennington County face a light turnout with few nomination contests. Thomas Hayes and Richard Snelling clash over a sales tax, education, and tax relief, while highway funding and local issues like a Pownal to Manchester four lane project divide supporters. The result could influence November’s Hoff challenge and party unity.
Editor notes a new state police trooper assigned to Shaftsbury brings total under Sgt Poljacik to 10 improving county policing. The force has grown from as few as two in the past 20 years to meet rising duties.
The column contrasts Lady Bird Johnson's beautification push with beatniks on Greece's Acropolis and reflects on American space and aesthetics. It cites Reinhard Thieme and Roy Wilkins, noting evolving views on cleanliness, beauty, and racial equality in Vermont and nationwide.
The piece contrasts Thieme and Wilkins on pollution action and democratic process. Both share a belief in gradual change within democracy, yet argue over speed. It notes Vermont's 1949 Water Pollution Act, upcoming 1974 clean water goals, and the 1967 federal deadline, highlighting tensions between local participation and rapid federal standards.
In a statement on United States Communist China relations President Johnson argues that a peaceful mainland China is central to a peaceful Asia. He says a hostile China must be discouraged from aggression and a misguided China must be encouraged toward understanding and peaceful cooperation.
A Vermont columnist argues growth poses risks and praises bear populations, urging careful planning. He questions tourism versus industry, density, and population limits, and suggests a governor may form an advisory panel to study Vermont’s allure and growth pace.
Four candidates vie for New York governor as major parties clash over bossism scandals and liberal versus conservative agendas. Rockefeller backs a third term while O'Connor argues for greater Democratic influence and Liberal candidate Roosevelt Jr shifts party strategy. Conservative Adams pushes spending restraint amid broad national implications.
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