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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The piece argues the Sino Soviet schism is real and deep with a coming point of no return. It notes a leadership contest for world communism and warns the rift will reshape blocs, affect East-West relations, and challenge Western understanding of Marxist jargon and motives.
Sen. J William Fulbright urged a shift in U S policy to reflect splits in the Communist bloc and the evolving world order. He warned that experts misjudged China and the USSR and that delays risk losing control of global forces in the sixties.
A progress report on the Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center shows a cultural complex rivaling Tanglewood near Bennington, 40 miles away. The piece notes growing leisure time and highway improvements could draw more visitors to summer festivals and encourage attendance at both events from Bennington as a jumping off point.
Bennington County residents learn their local birds live pampered lives with two tons of sunflower seed spread across the area this season. Carl Ramsey of Dorset reports 455 pounds of bird food distributed for the winter reducing bird poverty and prompting talk of cultural tourism and a new summer theater to attract visitors by 1966.
Book review of Howard Nemerov’s Poetry and Fiction from Rutgers University Press, praising his lucid essays on form in poetry and the short novel, his read of writers from Mann to Shakespeare, and his clear, thoughtful philosophy of literature. The piece highlights Nemerov’s precise observations, teaching strength, and balanced criticism, noting his ability to blend craft with broader questions of art and reality.
Alice M Edwards of Manchester Depot protests a March 26 Banner publication she says incorrectly linked her views to the Green Mountain Patriots. She notes her Civil Rights stance is her own and thanks Nancy Qotis for fair reporting of a Patriots meeting in a separate letter.
A Washington portrait of Lyndon Johnson on his LBJ Ranch in Johnson City Texas blends admiration with critique. The piece highlights his ranch life, wealth from federal ties, governing style, and a complex mix of Texan pride and insecurity as he navigates national power.
OLD BENNINGTON columnist recalls Vermont folklore and humor from the Vermont Quarterly and Readers Digest. Vignettes include Fayston herb tinkerer, a mud season street exchange with a minister, Rutland’s 1880s city hall cuspidors, a deaf friend’s wife, and Aunt Eva Goodrich’s quip about remarriage.
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