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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont, serving as the local newspaper for the region.
The editorial laments the resumption of Soviet atmospheric tests and warns they hinder Geneva disarmament talks. It notes rising fallout concerns and predicts further nuclear proliferation, while suggesting a possible U.S. restraint if Soviet tests fail to yield breakthroughs and a broader test ban could entice Soviet negotiators.
The piece lauds Dr Frances Kelsey for delaying thalidomide approval from 1960 to 1962, credits her with saving many American mothers from deformed births, and urges honors including a gold medal and a commemorative postage stamp. It notes her Canadian birth, U S citizenship in 1955, and her work at the FDR and the FDA. It highlights the need for tighter drug approval laws and Kefauver’s proposed medal.
The British Medical Society president Ian Fraser warns that leisure poses a new plague as the work week shortens. He laments jeopardized moral health, citing selfishness and disloyalty, and warns compulsive workers may face neuroses and breakdowns. He warns leisure could erode life’s meaning.
Brigham City Elder News notes a reader wishes his father reveals his recent whereabouts to ease following in his footsteps. The brief item conveys a personal request and local tone.
Congress faces division over a President’s push for a quick tax cut as hearings would take weeks and an election year council resists rapid action. Fed Chair Mc Chesney Martin Jr. warns against premature pessimism while predicting the economy stabilizes and reform debates hinge on tax relief vs spending cuts.
Hal Boyle notes how office chatter about vacations can feel harsher than the break itself. Returning workers face friendly barbs about where they’ve been, missed messages, and the chaos left behind, from furnaces of mail to unpaid bills and lingering pests.
J Warren McClure publisher of the Burlington Free Press argues that 86 percent of US households read newspapers while many unemployed, part time workers, unskilled workers, and retirees do not. He says television entertains these groups and repeats in TV news drive others to buy newspapers for more information.
Hal Borland celebrates Berkshire weather in a dry, unusually cool season with clear skies and few thunderstorms. He notes ideal nights, abundant sunshine, minimal mosquito activity, productive gardens, active insects, and a generally outdoor summer that locals should cherish.
In a Letter to the Editor W Arthur Simpson urges Vermont to adopt a statewide approach to tax relief and funding. He discusses the impact of declining farming on property taxes, the Rutland Railroad loss, gasoline tax distribution, and the need to reform highway funding and state-aid road classification to balance economic pressures and education funding.
A Swiss guide cautions an American tourist about danger on a cliff path and adds that if a fall happens one should look to the right for the view. Meter readers share warnings about dogs on routes. A house note reads Dog okay Lady bites as a successor arrives.
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