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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Editorial argues Senator Kefauver spurred tougher drug safety measures after a thalidomide tragedy. It credits public pressure, Dr Frances Kelsey, and a bipartisan push in the Senate Judiciary Committee to restore strict provisions on testing labeling and approvals.
Marlboro College hosts a unique summer program where 90 mostly professional musicians operate as equals without a traditional faculty. Endel Kalam coordinates hours and repertory across 50 chamber works, while public concerts occur weekend by chance, and the founder Rudolf Serkin weighs expansion against maintaining the school's fragile, self-governing ethos.
Westbrook Pegler, Hearst feature writer famed for debunking, is fired after years of controversy. Pegler won a Pulitzer in 1941 for exposing union racketeering, but his personal attacks on F D R and Mrs. Roosevelt led to damages won by Quentin Reynolds.
Vermont Democrats hope Harold Raynolds of Woodstock can unseat Congressman Robert Stafford with detailed analysis of Stafford voting records. The race, cited by editors in Fairfield and Fairhaven letters, highlights Raynolds as articulate, level headed, and motivated to shape Vermont’s representation in Congress.
Washington observers note the Estes inquiry struggles to yield dramatic names or charges as Sen. John McClellan questions Agriculture Department officials and awaits further testimony. The probe targets cotton allotments and wasteful subsidies while farm lobby power resists major reforms.
President Kennedy weighs labor and business clashes as he pushes economy growth. Labor demands a 35 hour week to spur jobs and curb automation, while the administration sticks to 40 hours, fearing higher prices and inflation. Contracts already include shorter weeks with overtime. The AFL and CIO push a major drive and seek a 35 hour week via amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Boston, AP New England Vignettes reports more than 1,500 beggars, mostly teens, will perform at Boston Garden on Thursday August 30 in an ALSAC fundraiser headed by Danny Thomas to aid leukemia research at St. Jude's Hospital in Memphis. The event also includes drives in Worcester and Rhode Island.
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