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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The piece argues the Soviets’ space success heightens fears of space warfare with satellites that could destroy rival systems. It cites Sir Bernard Lovell warning a new dimension of Cold War tension and urges urgent East-West agreement for peaceful space exploration before such capabilities become feasible.
Barre Times Argus notes the Poetry Society of Vermont festival in Stowe featuring Democrats Robert Frost William Jay Smith and host Rev Dr Arthur W Hewitt while Vermont political figures defend poetry as separate from party. The Times contrasts Republican caution with Frosts apolitical acclaim and includes a Florida Times editorial on consumer labeling duties.
President Kennedy confronts a sluggish economy with 4 million unemployed and a campaign push to deliver his promised prosperity. GOP opposition and right wing lobbying cloud the path, while southern primaries test administration support ahead of the November vote.
A veteran fisher laments changing river conditions on the Battenkill and notes fly and worm methods failing this season. Vermont reports nine newly discovered baldpate widgeon ducklings at Dead Creek with rare nesting sightings and habitat improvements aiding orphan species. A Pennsylvania-style analysis from North Adams discusses municipal management and the rise of professional managers to stabilize cities amid industrial decline.
A doctor prescribes a drastic pill to a overweight Englishman Robinson for six nights of dreaming on a South Sea island with a dusky maiden. Robinson loses 25 pounds while Brown, in a parallel dream, is chased by savages and also loses 25 pounds. The doctor calls Brown a National Health patient.
A provocative essay from London notes a future pill to equalize skin color, sparking fears of race-mixing and social upheaval. The piece envisions a world where pigment control ends racial distinctions, provoking bold satire on politics, publishers, and culture.
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