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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
A New York Times survey finds 2,277 openings for qualified freshmen across 64 New England institutions. Vermont schools Johnson State Lyndon State Marlboro Goddard Windham and Massachusetts schools Boston University Berkshire Community College North Adams State College still have space. The piece argues space remains ample and worries about a college shortage are unfounded.
The piece discusses defections of Red Sox players Gene Conley and Pumpsie Green amid worries over the reserve clause. It explains how the clause lets clubs fire or undervalue players yearly, forcing many to seek exits, and notes lawsuits and Supreme Court challenges arguing restraint of trade under the Sherman Act.
Peter Blake argues in Horizon 1961 that detached 1 000 square foot homes on 80 by 120 foot lots waste land and block outdoor living. He proposes 20 by 50 foot two story attached homes with private patios and shared parks funded by all families, condemning land speculation and urging outrage to outlaw barbarism.
Senator Morse of Oregon stalls Senate filibuster while warning Canada’s lumber surge hurts his state. He vows to oppose trade bill if imports aren’t curbed, tying political peril to economic strain from Pacific Northwest mills. Berlin tragedy follows with nine dead from propane blast and a community left in shock.
The Red Cross under William Rowe has distributed 890 in aid for the Berlin tragedy, 688 for food and clothing, 118 for furniture, and 83 for eye glasses. The piece notes potential lawsuits against E Brooke Matlack, Phillips Petroleum, and others over the propane tanker crash, with insurers preparing claims and destination data to be reviewed by regulators.
Report notes the little girl voice as a lasting trend in women's speech with figures like Mrs. John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe cited. Observers see a soft hushed tone as attractive, though one household wonders why the term targets young girls.
A fishing story recalls a swift weasel that repeatedly targeted a creel beside the Battenkill near Sunderland. The author and Harry Hurley observed the bold animal from about 20 feet, finally moving their baskets to safer ground.
Washington reports the Kennedy administration hopes to win Senate House conference backing for a federal higher education aid bill. If successful, Humphrey cautions about the uncertain load, while broader talks include trade, tax cut prospects, elder care politics, and school aid as proof of progress amid a stalled domestic agenda.
Llewellyn E. Thompson Jr., the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, trades pointed remarks with Premier Nikita Khrushchev in a tense exchange reflecting Cold War strains. The dialogue underscores diplomatic friction between Washington and Moscow during their confrontations.
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