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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The Vermont legislature enacts a quirky rooms and meals tax affecting visitors at colleges but not students or staff. Colleges may run two hot dog stands for football games to segregate taxed from untaxed groups. Officials and Bennington College suggest broad strategies, while Tax Commissioner Shea will issue case by case rulings. The absurd law may trigger repeal next winter but could ease future revenue plans.
Governor George Wallace vows Alabama will ignore the Supreme Court ruling against Bible reading in public schools. He plans to read in classrooms himself if necessary, arguing for keeping God in the classroom while supporting racial segregation. The piece notes Alabama’s history on Bible reading and questions consistency in state leadership.
A Vermont focused critique argues liquor taxes mislead fiscal prospects as every tax dollar is offset by higher costs to society. Citing Massachusetts data, the piece claims for each dollar of liquor revenue the state pays fifteen in alcohol related costs.
The Bonn response to the test ban treaty highlights questions about Adenauer's succession and U S policy alignment. Adenauer may press to derail ratification or prove he still controls German foreign policy, while West German aims focus on Europe and Gaullist influence.
The author rails against turning Lake Champlain into a ship canal citing hearings by the International Joint Commission in Albany Burlington and Canada and a Vermont Champlain Seaway commission led by Sen. James L. Oakes. He warns pollution doubts conflict with money driven decisions and declares the seaway the worst possible outcome for Vermont.
Quiet rejoicing at the United Nations followed the nuclear test ban conference in Geneva. Ambassadors including James Wadsworth hailed the treaty as a valuable first step toward reducing world tensions and advancing disarmament and human rights during the upcoming General Assembly session.
Hal Boyle documents in playful notebook form the perils and punch lines of a new toupee. The column riffs on hair fashion, men's vanity, and social quips about wigs and aging with light humor and dated office banter.
President Kennedy may again appear before the General Assembly to outline a disarmament and test ban program. The appearance would likely come around September 20, contingent on Senate debate results or a successful test ban treaty, with hopes from U S leaders and UN figures.
A minister's new secretary, ex Pentagon staffer, reorganizes the filing system labeling one drawer sacred and the other top sacred in a Baptist program.
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