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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1963
Page
3
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Editorial argues that population growth must be tackled in coming decades to avert war and misery. It cites a $2.8 million Ford grant for family planning research, NAS urging federal support for birth control studies, and Harvard's John Rock advocating a crash fertility program, warning of a widening rich poor gap noted in a UN report.
The piece argues that rapid population growth drives conflict and that technology cannot outpace the human surge. It notes public attitude shifts from Eisenhower to Kennedy on birth control, mentions Dr Rock’s work as a potential policy extension, and warns that unless birth rates fall or death rates rise, war and famine will remain tied to population.
Library statistics cited by the American Library Association show 18 million Americans without library service and 1104 million with inadequate access. The figures also flag 10 million school pupils lacking library facilities and a need for 25,000 professional librarians plus 130,000 sessional staffers. Public school populations will rise by 10 million by 1969 and 2.5 million more students in higher education by 1970. President Kennedy urged widespread Library Week participation to improve libraries and reading nationwide.
A 196 mile gravel stretch begins the official opening of the Inter American Highway with 60 officials from 22 nations traveling from Panama on April 16. They will learn Mexico’s progress on funds and a VyJack loop road, then fly from Mexico City to Detroit and Niagara Falls before reaching New York and Washington for the May 6 Pan American Highway Congress. The route, though rough in places like Coata Rica and Guatemala, is a symbol of open trade and cross border cooperation after 22 years of work and decades of hope.
The piece argues that European politics are moving from extremes to the center across Italy West Germany Britain and broader Europe. It notes Christian Democrats and Socialists forming broader alliances, predicts center coalitions, and discusses Soviet dynamics and the limits of liberalization under Khrushchev.
Readers debate the Papal encyclical and its reception in secular media. Letters from Marion R. Reise Brookfield and Merbert G. Ogden defend and question interpretations, addressing sovereignty, subsidiarity, U.N. roles, and individual rights. A postscript praises Foster Parents.
The writer recalls a Gloucester water contamination scare on Cape Ann in September, caused by a large gull population feeding in polluted waters. It cites Audubon Society voices and Washington Post articles on pollution, garbage, and the impact on wildlife and Vermont's shores, warning of ongoing littering and costs to cleanliness efforts.
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