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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation. It is based at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Nationwide plan from the Presidents Advisory Panel proposes a federal Educational Opportunities Bank to lend students up to full tuition and living costs for 30 or 40 years. Repayment would be a fixed percentage of annual income, with liquidation at 6 percent if owed exceeds borrowed amount, enabling access to any college and aiming to curb adolescenc e dependence while shifting cost to working lifetimes.
Ward L Lyons lived nearly 90 years in Bennington shaping housing, banking, and politics. A real estate figure behind Clark's Woods, he knew area properties well and served as postmaster for 15 years. Active in banking, he retired from County National Bank directorship last year and was a longtime Democrat town representative. Known as Uncle Ward, he united neighbors with humor until his death at 94 on Saturday.
The Bennington Catholic High School board will rent BCHS to public schools for long term use but not sell it. Catholic use will be for religious education. Public and parochial boards plan new classrooms and closer cooperation to address overcrowding, with further building proposals expected.
A Bennington reader memorializes Uncle Ward Lyons, praising his historic, philanthropic life and humor. The piece blends personal tribute with a Friends of New England Yearly Meeting Vietnam Minute urging moral action, peace efforts, and civic engagement. The notice promotes Bennington area events and the Bennington League of Women Voters as it marks its 25th year.
Washington column profiles Everett McKinley Dirksen as Mr Show Business shaping 1968 GOP strategy. It notes his control of platform roles and influence on Nixon’s bid, plus prospects for Charles Percy as a potential favorite son, and Reagan’s high profile as an upcoming counterpoint. It also contrasts Dirksen’s aging, health, and longevity with ongoing influence in Senate leadership and party unity.
A Vermont seaside chronicle notes autumn color as monarchs cluster by flowers and jays scout winter quarters. Readers observe chickadees, nuthatches, warblers, and the unusual presence of a blue throat warbler, while leaf color formation explained. The column also reviews Jacqueline Jackson’s The Taste of Spruce Gum set near Shrewsbury Mountain, describing realism from early lumber camp life and appeal for both younger and older readers.
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