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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner a daily Vermont newspaper based at 425 Main Street Bennington publishes most days excluding Sundays and holidays. Information lists the 1963 date April 1 and identifies the publisher Banner Publishing Corporation.
A letter criticizes the American Legion Auxiliary for excluding Jehovah's Witnesses from Girls State. It defends Americanism as respect for diverse beliefs and urges the Auxiliary to embrace inclusivity while acknowledging the legal rights of individuals to dissent from patriotic rituals.
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston highlights a regional long-term unemployment problem in New England. The report notes women are over half of claimants, many unskilled in textiles and related industries, and that 40 percent of claimants in 1961 were over 55, with a quarter aged 65 plus. Ill health and education gaps hinder retraining, suggesting targeted aid and regional mobility to improve employment.
Gov Hoff seeks to adapt a pilot high school course on Communist ideology for adult education. Education Commissioner Holden directs review of ideological material removal from civil defense content amid controversy. The editorial urges an adult education course for such material and questions attendance.
News Notes of the Week critiques U S Cuban policy and Castro regime entrenchment. It contrasts regional tensions with anti Castro exiles and notes calls for flexible policy, urging escape routes for Castro while highlighting social reform in Cuba and Soviet ties.
Governor Rockefeller slowly builds a national profile with out of state speeches while denying a formal 1964 candidacy. He plans Nebraska Kansas and Ohio stops and urges allies to prepare without an announcement. Lieutenant Governor Wilson and Assembly Leader Carlino express interest in his throne, while Mahoney resists higher office.
A letter from A Clarkson Eaton argues taxpayers should influence school budgets via voting and suggests a junior college for Bennington, criticizing tax rises and location shifts. The exchange touches on district politics, education funding, and local political patience with reform.
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