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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
Michigan voters approved major changes including four year governor terms debt ceiling rise to 15 percent of revenues new appellate court civil rights commission flat income tax reapportionment and consolidation of agencies. The move is cited as a potential model for Vermont though challenges remain in timing and political support.
President Kennedy maintains a steady course amid congressional delay and global tensions. He expects a tax cut, weighs public works, and faces economic forecasts while confronting Cuban raids and Soviet uncertainty. The piece recalls the loneliness of the presidency and Kennedy’s careful, sometimes fatalistic, approach to imminent decisions.
A Vermont observer reflects on a female grosbeak guarding a feeder and a male rival, noting how egotism disrupts relationships. He recalls bluebird parents guiding four fledglings to flight and a chipmunk learning to drop half its berry load to fit through a hole, drawing broader life lessons.
A five year study by Resources for the Future finds the United States has enough land water and minerals to meet demand through the century with local shortages temporary. New England is noted as water rich woodlands and land suited to multiple uses and future expansion in forestry grazing camping and recreation.
Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus reports NBCs April 28 program on the rise of organized gambling in the United States and its potential impact on Vermonters. Chet Huntley introduces the piece urging readers to study the report to anticipate changes at the Pownal race track and related tax effects.
The column notes the governor's push to keep Vermont in order amid side bets on government control. It jokes about a national attic to store a stockpile for fifty years before selling to retire the debt, reflecting skeptical futures from Laurel Outlook and El Reno American.
Florida outspends all six New England states on travel ads by more than five to one. Heritage Trail Foundation aims to boost the region with a $100,000 tourism push and a nationwide brochure print run. A Heritage Cruise is launched with 14 ports of call from Essex, Connecticut to Mount Desert, Maine. Governors from six states back Heritage Trail, while Massachusetts faces sign-related objections to highway displays. Maine’s Two-Penny Bridge toll doubles to four cents, amid planking costs. New Hampshire tracks ice out dates across 1300 lakes, with earliest thaw March 29 and latest May 14 at Lake Sunapee.
A Bonner reader praises Prouty in a letter to the editor, commending his public service and urging support for his initiatives. The note underscores local appreciation and civic engagement.
Letters discuss Senator Prouty's educational and industrial implications for the union high school bond and Bennington’s benefit, plus defense of Jehovah's Witnesses’ rights at Girls State. Barbara Webster and Herbert E. Post Jr. respond on patriotism, symbolism, and constitutional rights in the same issue.
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