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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Editorial notes the Paradise Restaurant reopens in a semi commercial West Main Street location below the Bennington Museum after the 1927 Main Street fire. It seats up to 500 with movable walls for different party sizes, signaling optimism parallel to regional ski industry growth and Bennington County economic vitality.
California Governor Edmund G. Brown weighs clemency for Elizabeth Duncan, sentenced to die for hiring killers of her son's pregnant bride. The case tests political repercussions with Nixon’s stance on capital punishment, while Duncan’s volatile past fuels public scrutiny and ethical debate.
The Wall Street Journal critiques a Senate Finance Committee proposal calling subsidies trade adjustment assistance. It warns cash payments and loans may extend to 1934 claimants and urges minimal temporary aid, with focus on competition at home and abroad.
Delegations from New York Atlanta Philadelphia and Chicago study Seattle Century 21 to learn how to plan future fairs. The article highlights Seattle's economic model permanent cultural facilities and space exhibit plus regional pride and strong private and government funding.
New England Vignettes reports the Cigar Smokers of America will meet in Newport Rhode Island August 10 and 11 for a national convention with no politics or business allowed. Humidors in Newport Boston New York Philadelphia Detroit lead chapters. Contests include longest ash and best smoke rings.
Governor Keyser touts a no new taxes plank amid a 900000 surplus but warns current tax policy harms towns and cities. Legislators debated local sales taxes, studies were delayed, and real estate bears increasing burden as the system fails to address municipal needs.
Mrs. Annin highlights four Vermont round structures from the early 1800s including the Round Church of Richmond built 1812 to 1814 by five denominations. Nearby Calais hosts round brick barns, and Brookline preserves a granite round schoolhouse with a central stove and a storied history involving Dr. John Wilson.
Marguerite Taylor urges Mrs. Louise Dumas to consider safety and responsibility around an experimental gas company. She argues for progress with precautions, noting Berlin NY’s tragedy as a warning and asking that testing occur at a safe distance from homes.
Humor recalls Parson Jones calling the Board of Health to remove a dead mule from his lawn. A clerk jokes ministers handle it, but the parson says he will contact relatives first. A boy warns his father from a cliff edge about staying safe and the picnic basket. Santa Fe Magazine.
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