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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont, with Sundays and holidays excluded.
A Southern Regional Council report shows Southern Negro registration increasing by nearly 50 percent since 1962, from 1.35 million to just over 2 million, despite intimidation and legal barriers. About 3 million remain unregistered, with Mississippi at 6.7 percent. The Philadelphia Mississippi killings underscored resistance, but federal courts and civil rights workers sustain the drive toward broader political equality.
The piece advocates stricter gun laws citing rising violent crime and FBI estimates. It backs nationwide registration and regulation of sale and ownership, with a goal of traceable guns and proven legitimate use, while noting constitutional rights remain intact.
Perspective argues Goldwater's media coverage is overstated while noting his prolific praise and growing inconsistency. The piece questions how press treatment shapes the campaign and how critics must rely on facts over partisan bias. The author cites columnists, editors, and advisors on the senator's public image.
A New York City bus stop near Pelham Parkway shows defoliated trees with plant pathology insight on lung air pollution. Authors cite 2 million cars and 6,500 diesel buses daily, noting gasoline exhaust poses greater danger and no solution yet. the Clean Air Act aims to fund technical research for safer fuels and devices.
New York voters face a murky Senate contest as Keating balks at a comeback and others weigh bids. Rumors swirl about Rockefeller or Luce entering, while Democrats rally behind Mayor Wagner with Stratton pressing upstate support. The Sept. 1 GOP and Dem conventions will decide the nominees.
A national affairs digest examines how President Johnson and Congress back a joint resolution authorizing naval, land and air forces to deter aggression in Southeast Asia. It ties the stance to Dulles and Eisenhower policies, clarifies brinkmanship meaning, and notes wary misreadings while urging restraint and firm action to stop Hanoi and Peking.
W Arthur Simpson argues for town line based reapportionment linking districts with roughly equal populations. He proposes House districts around 118 to 130 members with centered populations near 3300, and senatorial districts at roughly 13 000, noting towns like Brandon Essex and Burlington as examples and outlining grid adjustments for Watersbury and Northfield.
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