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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
Gov. Philip Hoff urges Vermonters and the 1965 legislature to pursue fair reapportionment with reason and efficiency. He warns small town lawmakers against obstructionism that could delay action while insisting no plan erodes town lines or rural voices and opposing gerrymandering to favor urban areas.
The ongoing debates over U N assessments mask a larger fight over who controls peacekeeping in Congo and Suez. Soviet and French opposition to funding underscores a clash between General Assembly use and Security Council leverage, risking the United Nations future without a compromise.
Lyndon Johnson faces a gravest choice in Vietnam with a divide among advisers over tentative retaliation or a full in to win strategy. The path hinges on rational resolve, as hesitation could invite greater aggression from Hanoi or Beijing and threaten broader U.S. aims in Asia.
The author riffs on holiday cooking trends from fruit cake to chocolate dipped treats, notes cheeky modern twists with graham crackers and marshmallows, and recalls Dickensian feasts. She prefers prime rib over medieval displays like boar heads or whole roast suckling pigs, and recalls a failed Christmas goose with her family.
A reader from Pownal muses on animal perception and human language, arguing that kindness to animals uplifts humans and that subconscious insight links all life. A Vermont letter from Readsboro disputes a Banner editorial, clarifying Sen. George Aiken’s positions on reapportionment and rural-urban impacts, urging attention to what rural areas gain or lose under population based plans.
A New York ruling cited the 1952 Supreme Court to keep the 1962 prayer decision intact while avoiding a clear ruling on whether recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance with under God is a religious exercise. The piece notes continued ambiguity and quotes Justice Black and Douglas on ceremonial references to God, plus a humorous aside comparing old craft and repair conversations.
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