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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The piece contrasts Britain's parliamentary system with the U S two party framework, noting how prime ministers rely on party majority to govern and face discipline in leadership posts. It questions whether a parliamentary setup could reduce party friction and criticizes current American democracy for slow program passage and factional division.
Audilio Nunez a 22 year old featherweight was killed in the fourth round of a Phoenix prize fight he is the sixth boxing death this year with 180 total since 1945 doctors said fighters are in good shape when entering the ring Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission sent 500 to Arizona to bury Nunez the piece blasts boxing’s exploitation and calls for clean up or knockout of the sport by authorities and public pressure.
Washington column analyzes President Kennedy seeking public support for his admin objectives rather than record of achievements. Two years after his narrow electoral win, Kennedy faces both appeal advantages and notable political setbacks including Senate bid by his brother and alienation of liberal and Southern wings.
Six teenage girls in Roselle New Jersey organize to demand time and a half for hours past midnight and refuse extra chores. The plan faces broader concerns about labor, unions, and political strategies in 1962.
Quotes on untapped talent and corporate funding for arts. August Heckscher urges richer culture by developing pianists poets and supporting museums theatres. Sheriff Z T Mathews warns Negroes at a voter registration rally in Terrell County Georgia.
The Boston Globe notes an application to register a long playing record for juke boxes labeled Silent Platter. It ponders if true silence can exist as a recorded invention and cites Carlyle Coolidge and a quip about money and manners. A cowed balance of fortunes and children is humorously noted from Kalispell and Washington Iowa.
A Vermont reader criticizes heavy pesticide use by government and private agents. He argues poisons harm more than they help, cites the USDA’s spray campaigns, and warns about lasting ecological and food safety damage while urging careful garden practices.
Washington AP reports renewed doubts about reaching a nuclear test ban as the United States and Soviet Union clash over on site inspections. Kennedy signals willingness to relax demands but insists inspections inside both nations are essential to prevent cheating.
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