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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
Editorial notes from Randolph on Gov Hoff’s Planning Council findings show potential shifts in Vermont politics. Proposals target education, roads, and local government consolidation with a county administrator option and a revised state highway aid system.
Governor Hoff proposes a comprehensive study to revise minimum standards, raise teacher credentials, expand college preparatory curriculums, and encourage district consolidation. The plan challenges traditional town governance and may split parties as Democrats face a political test amid a 20th century ideas explosion.
Researchers explore animal minds with a focus on cats. In Florida a team tests if dolphins talk and what they say. Globally baboons are seen as nonmonogamous while birds appear monogamous, as psychologists study the feline purr at a West German institute.
A Milwaukee Journal column questions the federal farm surplus policy as it moves butter into storage and back into use abroad. It notes about 400 million pounds of unsold butter remained, with 100 million turned into butter oil at 4.43 cents per pound, later shipped to creameries and private agencies for overseas distribution under food for peace.
North Bennington resident I Duncan Campbell argues The Banner should unite locals behind the August 28 Washington march. He notes historic ties to abolitionist figures and calls a public prayer meeting at the Church of God to support demonstrations while guarding against mischief.
The book argues for meditation as a value in personal or group practice, notes the shared roots of Christianity Buddhism and Brahmanism, and claims modern science supports religious concepts. The reviewer, a Quaker by conversion, notes the need for motivation to reflect and critiques nihilistic readings of science.
Charles M. Fair reviews Mr. Smith in Physics and Philosophy, comparing meditation with Brahman and Buddhism while noting EEG tests on Yogis and questioning Christianity's living influence. He argues for moral focus, warns against subjectivism, and highlights Zen translations and Fair’s own neurophysiology work and upcoming Wesleyan press book.
The signing of the test ban treaty prompts West Germany to align with the Atlantic bloc, distancing Gaullist France. Khrushchev appears relaxed, while Paris Bonn Berlin tensions hinge on German reunification and NATO frameworks. Peace in Europe hinges on eventual German reunification rather than permanent partition.
A reflective column criticizes Congress for chasing a past sugar panic while recalling wartime hoarding. It cites shortages caused by greed, recalls a woman stockpiling cashmere, nylons and cocoa, and laments how selfish behavior hindered shared sacrifice during World War II.
A Parade humor item recalls a man returning home to find his children buoyantly wild and a note from God pinned to his door the next morning urging him to be good to his children. The Ohio Motorist column presents the quip about marriage and Yokohama in a light, whimsical tone.
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