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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The piece argues U S support for Ngo Dinh Diem and his regime in South Vietnam has backfired. It argues high arms aid troops and money failed to secure democracy, notes Buddhist persecution, and calls for using leverage to push political reforms and broaden government inclusion.
Associated Press dispatch from Washington notes national suspicion persists despite President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev agreeing to a limited nuclear test ban. The piece frames global mistrust, questions timing, and highlights China’s rising doubts about Moscow as nations eye each other with guarded caution.
Readers debate editorials and the attorney general’s RSA 588 in New Hampshire while discussing Gandhi, Nehru, Kennedy, and Lenin. The exchanges touch on media bias, open society, and risks of subverting democratic processes amid international tensions.
A skeptical review portrays Leonard S. Thompson’s No Wiser Than the People as a semi autobiographical tale about a suntanner turned state legislator in a small New England town. The critique notes flat plotting, thin intrigue, and a perfunctory romance, with numerous local character names and a mockingly calm portrayal of legislature life.
The SEC closes a long study of the 1961 market boom and 1962 bust with new protections for investors. Despite stronger rules on fraud, disclosure, and insider reporting, many unwary and greedy buyers still risk losses. Government, exchanges, and reporting efforts expand to curb risky behavior while law and regulation face ongoing evolution.
The Nation mourns Estes Kefauver as a pivotal liberal figure whose career spanned House and Senate. He bucked the Crump machine to win Tennessee, sought the presidency beyond party channels, and in 1956 helped defeat John F. Kennedy for the vice presidential nomination on a Stevenson ticket. He popularized television as a political tool and remained a maverick in the era.
In a Putnam County Graphic column, Breslin argues Britain should study American political culture amid Kefauver and Valachi controversies. He mocks England's government by referencing loose women and toll roads as ironic contrasts to U.S. issues and leadership.
Columnist Kirtland I. King, a regular Monday presence in this space, is on vacation causing a temporary pause in the New York State Politics column.
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