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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The piece condemns racial segregation in labor groups, notes some unions like IUE are clean but building trades exclude Negroes or segregate locals, and argues AFL-CIO lacks enforcement power. It reports NAACP plans to seek NLRB action to bar discriminatory unions, asserting unions with government backing must follow anti discrimination rules.
Radio Corporation of America chairman David Sarnoff envisions a world of universal communications where any person, business, or government can contact anyone anywhere at any time by voice or document. The piece notes privacy concerns and the likely heavy pressure to stay connected, suggesting a need to refine the vision amid inevitable bugs.
A World Wildlife Fund dinner in New York drew attention to endangered species with over 250 threatened worldwide. Prince Philip called the fund an ark to save wildlife. The piece notes United States examples like the passenger pigeon extinct in under a century and the bald eagle on the danger list. It cites man made risks and praises WWF efforts to educate, strengthen laws, and protect wildlife globally.
West German editors and publishers worry about a growing anti German mood in America sparked by cultural works. They cite Katherine Anne Porter’s Ship of Fools as inflaming German resentment and contrast it with acknowledgments of Germany’s postwar leaders and Europe’s unity efforts.
A playful roundup of bite sized insights and aphorisms from Hal Boyle and quoted contributors. It riffs on cuisine snobbery, manners, and cultural quirks with quips about lighting cigarettes, bowling, and reading as a lifeessential habit. It cites Clifton Fadiman and August Heckscher among others.
Hal Borland critiques the Committee for Economic Development proposal to slash farm numbers and off farm opportunities. He warns it would liquidate small and medium farms, push young farmers into factories, and erode independence supporting America’s rural way of life.
The piece traces how bipartisanship wavers in election years from 1950 to 1960, noting Dirksen and Rockefeller criticisms in 1962, with earlier shifts under Truman, Taft, Stevenson, Eisenhower, and Nixon. It recalls 1950 Korea tensions, 1952 Europe debates, 1954 Indochina losses, and 1958 sharp partisan clashes in foreign policy.
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