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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont with origin in Bennington Florida dated April 27 1962.
The piece argues for a steady national civil defense effort despite fluctuating Berlin headlines and Congress opposition. It notes $207 million last fall for community shelters and a proposed $700 million request, while warning that a capricious program wastes resources and demoralizes the public. It cites Federal CD experts and scientists on dual purpose shelters and urges a clear, consistent decision.
A Kennedy era panel cites 1960 election spending at about 175 million while official reporting totals only 28 million. It proposes tax incentives to boost small donors and a Federal Registry of Election Finance to enforce disclosures and prosecute violations. The plan hinges on Congress action and an independent watchdog agency.
An editorial argues secrecy hampers U S policy on Berlin. It warns of appeasement charges, urges clear positions, and suggests possible moves like affirming access routes, revising borders, and unifying Berlin under a plebiscite while pressuring the Soviet Union to yield.
Stalin's son Vasily, a wartime pilot and lieutenant general at 26, remained a shadowy figure in the USSR. The piece notes nepotism in the Stalin era, rumors of Vasily's questionable conduct, and the unresolved mystery of his death in Kazan. It reflects on how Josef Stalin sought favor for his son and how history remembers them both with secrecy and loss.
A Fort Lauderdale column warns that financing Medicare through Social Security could raise taxes beyond the current 3 percent rate on wages up to 4800 dollars. It argues future benefit hikes and Medicare expansion will increase the tax base, potentially surpassing income tax for many young workers and lead to a universal socialized medicine system.
The writer visits Plymouth Vermont after reading Grace Coolidge and her Era by Ishbel Ross. He admires a historic sugar maple stand, laments roadside tree loss from highway work and poison sprays, urges selectmen to refuse spraying, and enjoys Plymouth cheese at a local factory lunch. The piece blends travel notes, landscape critique, and public-works concerns.
Mrs Jo Ann Gardner of Williamstown Mass urges readers to join a Washington demonstration against resumed nuclear testing. She cites James F Crow of the University of Wisconsin and the United Nations report noting four percent of infants carry hereditary defects from radiation. Gardner warns spring fallout could be worst yet and asks mothers where readers will be.
A resident laments a lack of affordable housing in Bennington urging property owners to show compassion. The writer claims long-time locals struggle to find decent homes, citing two women living in an unheated garage at 807 1/2 Gage St. as proof and inviting verification.
Kentucky State Police Lt. Lee Allen Estes tours schools using a ventriloquist act with talking dummies to teach highway safety. The 49 year old officer presents a 60 minute program nine months a year, narrates in verse, and has performed with Bob Hope and Blackstone, citing thanks from children and parents as reward.
President Kennedy at 44 stands as the sole major world leader under 68 among peers like Khrushchev, De Gaulle, and Mao. The piece weighs potential post Kennedy shifts with aging rivals and the political ripple effects across nations including Britain, China, France, Germany, India, and Spain.
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