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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Editorial notes that the log cabin badge of origin remains potent as Orval Faubus faces millionaire opponent Winthrop Rockefeller in Arkansas. The piece argues the race will test poverty versus wealth, and whether voters back Faubus for his creed rather than party.
Gov Hoff calls Fey resignation a real blow to Vermont as six years under his leadership spurred a major campus building program and new academic offerings. He highlighted progress in state education since 1960 and warned that funding remains a major challenge. The university expanded graduate studies and added programs in sociology foreign service agriculture psychiatry and research. We wish him luck and Godspeed.
A commentary in the New York Herald Tribune argues against banning cigars on airplanes and urges equal rights for cigar smokers, noting aroma and etiquette concerns. Observers question airline plans described as experimental while advertising frauds grow riskier, prompting speculative fixes.
Opinion piece argues a Kennedy running mate risks destabilizing the Democratic vaunt. It urges Johnson support, cautions against a Kennedy faction at Atlantic City, and favors finishing Kennedy's agenda with a strong, united mandate.
A Vermont columnist argues the I-91 eastern route delays persist, urging Massachusetts and Vermont to finish connections. He cites traffic counts, ski traffic flows, and a $12 million spend with miscalculation apology while urging arterial road use improves statewide access to Boston and New York areas.
Readers urge action on racial integration in Vermont Congregational Conference policy. The letters discuss board meetings, a landmark session, integration of summer camp and home stays, inviting Negro pastors, and countering false ads about civil rights. A resignation notice for Max Webster is noted.
Rev Charles J Parsley, former Bennington social action chair, endorses Friday evening gathering on race relations. He notes Protestant and Catholic groups unite and hopes for strong attendance and concrete action toward human rights under the Declaration and Constitution. He plans to depart for India soon.
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