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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The piece contrasts the 88th Congress with the 80th, noting the 88th’s 15,000 pages of records but few real laws passed. It criticizes horse and buggy procedures, long overdue reorganization, and the aging seniority system as factors behind legislative paralysis.
The piece argues Congress is gridlocked by cautious conservatives and seeks limits on committee delay power and adoption of electronic voting. It notes rising reorganization bills, cites Edith Green urging House self reform, and warns erosion of public confidence threatens democracy.
Civic leaders report poor turnout at a Bennington Regional Planning Commission informational session while a bingo crowd thrived nearby. The group, aided by a planning consultant, seeks resident input for a US 7 bypass plan, zoning ordinance, and post office site, as Battle Day finances falter and civic interest wanes. An additional informational meeting is set for next Wednesday at the Courthouse.
John G. Kristensen, a Guilford lawyer and State Board of Education member, challenges Vermont education policy amid calls to accentuate the positive. Supporters say his criticism highlights gaps and the need to address 100,000 students, while opponents urge focus on progress.
A Washington analysis argues that four years of railroad labor dispute expose the breakdown of free collective bargaining in essential industries. It says strikes and lockouts are outlawed, national stoppages intolerable, and a new system of industrial relations must emerge through judicial inquiry and judgment. It notes the need for a consensus on replacements.
A reader laments a page 6 photo of Red Barn Fiddlers showing left handed players and mock criticism of reading music right to left and transposition. The editor notes the pictures were printed transposed by mistake.
The Well-Baby Clinic thanks The Banner for coverage and notes increased attendance after features. Monthly clinic dates are appreciated. signatories are Mrs. R. N. Fabricius and Mrs. John Lonergan of 511 Gage St., Bennington. The letter discusses compulsory arbitration in labor, arguing it may replace strikes, cites Australia since 1896 as proof, and urges law and reason to guide labor relations.
Vermont towns celebrate 200th anniversaries including Shelburne where 23 year old Charles Maurice Petty Fitzmaurice Earl of Shelburne drew crowds. He rode in a parade with a scarlet cap and blue tunic, received Virginia gifts and a pre Revolutionary grappling hook from Lake Champlain finds during the event.
Hearings resume at the Interstate Commerce Commission on the PRR NYC merger with Boston & Maine and New Haven involved. The New England Council seeks inclusion of the New Haven, while Allegheny Airlines eyes a rescue deal with subsidies amid rider declines and regional transport reform.
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