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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont, excluding Sundays and holidays.
The editorial notes President Johnson will ask Congress to approve a $4.5 billion five year program to fight poverty in Appalachia from Pennsylvania to Alabama. It argues success requires hard work and faith, with aid as a catalyst rather than a sole solution.
The piece argues Appalachia needs training, better education for children, and new jobs to lift living standards. It criticizes neglect and decades of insecurity that damaged schools and roads, notes the Area Redevelopment Act’s limited impact, and calls for national moral support in a long, hard five-year effort.
Ambassadors Henry Cabot Lodge rises as GOP front runner with rank and file support while party pros doubt his campaigning style. Critics cite Ivy League background and perceived aloofness though Lodge gains popularity as Goldwater and Nixon vie for control. The New Hampshire primary suggests modern campaigning favors media reach over door to door effort.
In 1884 bishops mandated parochial schools near each church, but by 1940s Catholics ran 13,000 schools educating 5.6 million students. Despite funds and growth, many parishes face staffing and crowding, prompting four proposed paths including shared time and public funding debates.
Notley Y. Duhamel of Rice Lane Bennington cautions readers about a April 15 Banner letter quoting Professor Shaul on Brazilian Catholics and social revolution. He notes Catholic leaders oppose Communism and cites Cardinal de Silva suspending Catholic Action units for Communist infiltration, underscoring vigilance without exaggerating revolutionary claims.
James Farmer national director of CORE comments that prejudice exists in both the North and the South following the Wisconsin primary results. The remark frames ongoing civil rights concerns tied to voter attitudes and regional bias.
A Washington UPI column lampoons a bagpipe lobby seeking duty free imports. It notes 17 members of the Washington Scottish Pipe Band practice at Galludet College, jokes about Scots, and ends with a pro whisky remark, all in lighthearted satire.
Albany sources say New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Eastern bloc leaders aim to halt Barry Goldwater in California to blunt his bid for the GOP nomination. They count on California and New York delegates to form a bloc strong enough to influence the 1964 platform while resisting Goldwater’s sweep.
An Atlanta report surveys 1950s employment shifts showing Florida, California, Nevada and Arizona leading in percentage gains while Arkansas, Mississippi lose ground. It notes westward concentration of growth, rising mobility for workers and managers, and cites DuPont insights on the tech era boosting employment yet fueling unemployment.
A parade of old jokes shows humor about misfortune at the track and stage. Humor O Reilly bets on a blessed horse that loses while a priest performs last rites, and a friend's quip on a singer’s execution mocks critics.
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