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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Bennington trustees authorize letters to three alleged violators under a new junk control ordinance. They warn that public hearings and court fines up to 100 dollars await repeat offenders. The action signals serious enforcement to keep Vermont’s neat and tidy image.
In a critique of American schooling, Dr James Bryant Conant argues that primary responsibility for reshaping schools rests with the 50 state capitals rather than Washington. He supports continuing federal funding to raise standards while expanding cooperative federalism through interstate compacts. A conservative, forward looking plan favors state driven reforms with limited central directives.
Washington reports India’s new Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri faces a fragile transition after Nehru’s death. Shastri projects practical reform, seeking to ease food shortages with a federal distribution plan and ample American wheat while avoiding costly atomic programs. He aims to attract private U.S. investment, push fertilizer plant projects, and unify regional language tensions as he meets Parliament debates.
The author laments U S public diplomacy neglects behind the Iron Curtain and in non-aligned nations, citing Congo rescue mischaracterizations by Soviet and Chinese propaganda. It urges the Johnson administration to push humanitarian framing via Voice of America and networks, warning that weak worldwide messaging harms American prestige and foreign policy.
A reprint urges legislatures to pass firearm registration and stronger gun laws after Kennedy and Tippit killings. It cites mail order purchases, NRA opposition via letters, and FBI calls for tighter controls. The piece notes public support rising and predicts a renewed push next year with 47 state legislatures meeting and mobilization growing.
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