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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The piece argues President Johnson's move to finalize a treaty recognizing Panama's sovereignty over the Canal Zone and shared responsibility for canal operations will ease U.S. Latin American tensions. It condemns gun boat diplomacy, calls for ending heavy handed control, and supports abrogating the old treaty while stressing mutual responsibility.
The United States plans a treaty protecting the Panama Canal while considering a new sea level, wider canal. Engineering favors Panama routes, and Latin Americans may see any alternative as a betrayal, amid efforts to shed imperialist perception and reassure panamanian patriots.
A collage of snips from editor Ruth Bates and local notes in Cambridge NY discuss New York Central Markets sales tax coded as DN and a Bondville Fair ending with 5000 attendees, plus Arlington High coverage, farm animal insights, teen job programs, and a Johnson consensus critique of U.S. foreign policy with Fulbright remarks and Vietnam troop concerns. The column links local life to national debate, noting winter sports at Stratton Mountain and ongoing political tensions.
A historical reflection contrasts Tocqueville on tyranny of the majority with 1950s politics. It cites Sen. Fulbright opposing the Eisenhower Dulles doctrine and Lyndon B. Johnson urging support, noting a 72 to 19 Senate vote and the evolving meaning of consensus under majority rule.
A Bennington column recalls scenic autumn drives around Bennington, Manchester, Dorset, Poultney, Danby, Ludlow, Plymouth and other Vermont points. It highlights historic sites, scenic routes like U.S. 7 and Vermont 100, a reconstruction project near Danby, and a Long Trail crossing. The piece invites weekender circle trips and notes preservation efforts at Plymouth and Williamsburg.
The piece ponders what killed boxing and vaudeville as budget politics show how town managers and superintendents navigate budgets in private hearings. It notes public budget airing arrives near town meetings with changes and compromises already made.
A debate over open public budget hearings dominates discussion as residents urge transparency before budgets for town and schools are finalized. The piece contrasts calls for broader airing of expenses with quick passage of large budgets and touches on a mocked sports broadcast insertion.
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