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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Editorials criticize the Emergency Board action setting a 25000 salary for a new mental health commissioner and highlight William F. Kearns Jr. turning down an 11000 raise. The piece argues Vermont’s salary laws are inconsistent and unfair among top state officials, urging revision and a logical framework.
Vermont state officials should be paid top salaries with the governor at the highest rate. Kearns argues to repeal current salary laws and set pay by job responsibility, either by statute or emergency board action, citing examples like a $25,000 mind health commissioner and similar for highways and welfare chiefs. He notes his own salary denial shows dedication and humor.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Roger MacBride releases two pamphlets aimed at tax cuts and government reform. The critique notes his claim that Vermont Life magazine subsidies can end without harming publicity, and argues the subsidy helps market Vermont to tourists retirees and industry.
A critique of Eisenhower as published in the Saturday Evening Post argues his history of the New Deal era overemphasizes federal expansion while ignoring population growth and wartime spending. It contends his assertions about a swelling federal bureaucracy are inaccurate and out of touch with reality.
The speaker argues that age is highlighted for the 66 year old senator but not applied to male candidates, contrasting with how U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine is described as a presidential candidate. The remark challenges gendered portrayal in political reporting.
Readers weigh U.S. reactions to Brazil's military coup and the rising left while a Bennington physician group cites AMA on physicians strikes. Professor Shaull warns cautious American policy could drive youth toward Communism as reform movements surge. Dr Browning explains doctors might revolt when political forces threaten medical freedom.
A columnist laments annual income tax time and the U S Internal Revenue Service commissioner Mortimer M Caplin. He jokes about taxes, reflects on government efficiency, the role of computers in audits, and the personal side of deductions.
The piece traces the 1948 Tito defection as a pivotal crack in the Soviet led bloc. It notes Italian stance with Moscow on China relations, calls for bilateral talks, and foresees forthcoming high level talks amid Franco Chinese trade plans. It cites Bedell Smith and Khrushchev's Hungary stance as pivotal moments.
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