This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner informs readers it is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
An editorial urges Bennington to accept 104 recommendations from the New England Fire Insurance Rating Association to modernize fire protection and reduce high insurance costs. It warns against the town’s passive stance and jokes about past fires, noting reputational harm and potential safety losses. The piece also references renewed debates over passports for suspected Communists, criticizing government procedures that deny access to denial reasoning and informants.
Community leaders discuss a municipal protection plan with 104 recommendations, some already in place. The test is public reaction, with field inspectors monitoring Bennington and reporting to Boston. Officials can seek formal talks with Anderson’s department for professional guidance.
Connecticut residents express sickness at the Massachusetts racing scandal as details of fraud and payoffs emerge. The piece notes phantom fairs farming racing dates to tracks and officials implicated across outfits, with references to politics and a driven push for pari mutuel financing and a Hartford lottery bill.
A column argues the Civil Rights Com mission overestimates federal power over Mississippi while noting South Carolina advances under Gov. Donald Russell. It cites Clemson admission, rising investment, and NASA moon rocket center plans as signs of gradual change beyond Mississippi's turmoil.
Readers Douglas Ogden and Roland Vautour argue over the Vermont Information Center in New York City. The correspondents defend and critique its cost access and value to Vermont, with local reactions on taxes and governance.
George Soule reviews Rush Welter’s Education and Politics Popular Education and Democratic Thought in America. He traces how special interests shaped schooling from colonial times to postwar higher education, noting the clash between reform aims and political power.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.