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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Editorial notes Vermont’s 142 500 auto registrations 3.5 percent higher than last year. Since 1960 population fell 0.8 percent while ages 5 to 17 rose 1.1 percent. More cars mean bigger highway costs, greater need for improved roads, and ongoing funding challenges for Vermont’s 20th century road system.
Col. Francis X. Kane voices concern that McNamara and the Fortune piece argue computers over human judgment. He says warfare is an art not a science and warns computers cannot replace initiative and daring in war. The piece notes fears of automation and calls for balancing human insight with machines.
Hoosick Falls notes Gov. Rockefeller finished third in New Hampshire behind a Viet Nam veteran and a U.S. Senator labeled an extremist. His famed charm failed to widen support, and a planned meeting with almost 100 local high school seniors in Albany was abruptly canceled with no explanation. The seniors visited the State Education Building museum instead.
Observing the Mao Khrushchev feud as more than theory, the author frames a global struggle between Russia and China and the third world. He argues no single system will dominate, urges balanced foreign aid, and notes limits of U S knowledge to guide development.
A Brattleboro author critiques Whitingham Town Meeting Article 12 noting it seeks public funds for a private charitable corporation Citizens Child Service Committee Inc. He argues the town cannot legally fund private groups and urges adherence to legal standards. The letter includes historical reflections and cites Kennedy and Stalin in a broader commentary.
In a Vermont piece, the author recalls Benjamin Rush's maple sugar optimism and notes maple flavor now comes from coal tar derivatives. He describes a land and water use seminar in Montpelier, vivid spring imagery, and personal sugar house memories as he promises to share more details in a later Spark.
This piece links Lyndon Johnson to Populist roots in North Georgia and Texas. It argues his past informs his poverty focus, urban renewal, and labor support, noting a blend of political skill and firm commitments beyond mere expediency.
A joke from Family Weekly has a mother dieting on a liquid diet and a four year old asking where she eats. The punch line comes when a neighbor questions the sit down meal and the mother explains she just drinks. A second quip in Scandal Sheet has a woman opening a joint bank account aimed at someone with money.
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