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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
A Vermont School Directors Association newsletter cites advice to principals to clear all matters with local boards before talking to the press. It argues this slows communications and hurts public relations for education, urging open stance on issues like the Girls State controversy.
FCC Chairman Newton Minow reassures Vermont that Channel 26 on Mt. Ascutney will be reserved for educational television even if the Legislature delays action this biennium. He notes educators must follow reservations with activation, but funds and planning take time. Vermont officials and editors urge careful, extended planning before ETV rollout.
The Enrico Fermi award crowns J. Robert Oppenheimer amid a decade of secrecy and McCarthy era fallout. His rival Edward Teller pushes for more aggressive arms, including the hydrogen and neutron bombs, shaping a global debate on science, security, and public discourse.
Hal Boyle notes George London, Montreal born bari tone, says America lags in culture. He argues subsidies are needed for arts, cites few full season opera companies and 150 singers abroad, adds that funding for wildlife exceeds arts support and shares playful views on calisthenics and stage romance.
A Letter to the Editor notes that April brings one of over 2 million American Cancer Society volunteers who will seek donations for cancer research education and services and urge annual health checkups as protection against death from cancer. The 1963 designation Year of Volunteer honors their efforts and calls readers to welcome them.
A personal essay highlights global travel as a path to world peace and understanding. The narrator recalls dawn trips from Barranquitas to San Juan, US-New York hops, and Caribbean encounters in Venezuela Curacao Trinidad and India, stressing people, language, and shared humanity.
AP analyzes how a worldwide shift of military spending to civilian aims could boost growth. The pope argues war costs burden developed nations and that reallocating funds might raise living standards, while worldwide armament cuts face slow, multi nation negotiations.
A college professor challenges a football player with a math test joke. Tim Conway notes a boy worried about satellites and missiles, fearing Venus and Mars will retaliate and stop sending pencils and candy bars.
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