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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The editorial notes Vermont’s role in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28. It urges civic duty to support civil rights, cites Bishop Butterfield, and describes two local groups organizing bus trips while urging unity and non rivalry in the aim to reach the capital.
The piece argues the nuclear test ban treaty’s key benefit is reduced fallout. It cites Gov Rockefeller and Dr. Edward Teller, notes rising fallout in the U.S. food supply, and warns that continuing tests could raise levels dangerously. The author calls for acknowledgment of fallout abatement as public good.
The column argues segregation in public accommodations is a vestige of slavery. It traces the legal history from the 1875 Civil Rights Act to the 14th Amendment and cites Justice Harlan and Taney to claim Congress must erase the badge of slavery with the civil rights bill likely passing in this or the next Congress session.
Irving Fineman argues against HUAC red baiting and supports the August 28 Washington march to urge legislators to act on civil rights. He invites readers to reserve bus trips to the Vermont March for Civil Liberty on August 27 by sending $20 to Box 444, North Bennington.
Readers from St Albans Bennington and North Bennington send comments to The Banner. They praise editorials for fairness and urge tax reform and reduced government spending. Richard Corcoran objects to ski industry subsidies while James Lindsay seeks permission to republish Invermark School of Piping feature with photos.
The writer extols Albert Schweitzer as a towering figure yet questions how noble ends justify means in the face of race dignity. Quoting Horace Traubel and Ghana’s Alex Quaison-Lackey, the piece defends Schweitzer’s life of service while noting African sensitivity to perceived patronizing attitudes.
The Banner letter by Lawrence Harrington is questioned. The Methodist Federation for Social Action is described as an unofficial group that drifted left and was disavowed by the church. The writer argues against abandoning social justice issues to Communists and warns that Congress requires citizen pressure and lobbyists fill its halls.
Lawrence Larrrowe of the Troy Methodist Conference urges national civil rights action and calls for orderly conduct during the March On Washington. He notes busloads from Bennington and Burlington will join a wider state effort coordinated with the NAACP to press for better civil rights legislation.
Vermont’s sole state holiday is linked to the 1777 Bennington battle though border lines differ by era. The Bennington Museum houses memorabilia and the famed first stars and stripes from the fight. A parade effort shows limited local support and confusion remains over historical figures like Col Seth Warner and Gen John Stark.
A Washington columnist jokes about Kennedy brothers with a proposed headline The Grim World of the Brothers Wonderful. In Springfield Union style commentary a guest asks who would want to reach 96 years old and Grandpa quips Almost anyone 95.
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