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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1966
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Editorial argues long standing North County school funding and expansion needs require urgent regional cooperation. It urges Burr and Burton Seminary to resolve its private status and invites trustees and education boards to collaboratively address legal and administrative barriers to future regional schooling.
Editor notes Vermont gubernatorial candidates spent just over 25000 in the primary, far less than 1961 when spending was unfettered. In New York, leaders spent 70000 or more, with Governor Rockefeller exceeding 100000. GBA promotes a vocational guidance program to help youths and adults explore careers in southwestern Vermont. Local sports crowds anticipate 1000 horses at Green Mountain Park for the fall meet, boosting attendance and revenue.
The American Society of Dowsers will hold its annual convention in Danville this weekend. The Burlington Free Press notes ridicule from Vermonters toward dowsers, citing a New York Times report about Dr George J Halasi Kun of Columbia University locating water with a divining rod at Baker Field. He asserts one in three people show a body reaction to running water and that lack of scientific knowledge explains dowsing failures.
Chiang Kai-shek argues a preemptive mainland invasion could avert nuclear disaster. The interview at Yang Ming Mountain covers U.S. reactions to any Free Chinese push, noting American fear would shape response to provocation. The discussion frames Asia's uncertain future amid Red China tensions.
A wide interview traces Red China’s leadership, military loyalties, and the coming atomic threat. It analyzes Lin Piao, Peng Teh-huai, Liu Po-chен, and Chen Yi, while considering defections, possible Soviet alignments, and the impact on U.S. strategy including Viet Nam.
Landgrove, this report on Vermont commercial vegetable gardening begins in White River Junction at Hotel Coolidge. The author cites local suppliers and visits Hartland and Westminster farms, noting six to eight commercial gardens statewide, mostly selling at road stands rather than major markets, with Vermont’s strength in private, family gardens. The piece ends urging growers and diners to connect, listing Toll Gate Lodge as a Time restaurant Pick.
National focus on protecting civil and political rights of citizens outside major cities. Delaware leading a ten state petition seeking to strike the at large Electoral College system, arguing unequal weight of votes favoring populous states. The case cites Kennedy and Nixon in 1960 as example and recalls Warren’s one man one vote ruling for state legislatures as parallel.
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