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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1961
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont. This excerpt notes the newspaper’s publishing schedule and address.
The FCC delays renewal for WGY Schenectady and WRGB due to GE anti trust convictions, though both stations are praised for strong programming. The editorial argues no direct link to broadcasting quality exists and urges the FCC to evaluate on merit rather than punishment.
The Izvestia publication of President Kennedy’s dialogue with editor Aleksei Adzhubei celebrates Soviet censorship lifting and presents U.S. aims on Berlin, nuclear force, test ban, and security. The piece argues the interview informs some 414 million Russians without distortions and could begin a more hopeful era.
The article traces President Kennedy’s emergence of a soft spoken stance backed by decisive power. It notes actions from Berlin to Vietnam and Latin America, showing Kennedy pressuring leaders, using naval force, and stressing strength with restraint. It contrasts his methods with Roosevelt’s famous maxim and highlights evolving policy.
The Vermont Development Department plans a Burlington ad agency campaign with a $30,000 budget replacing Vermont is a State of Mind with There’s No Place Like Vermont. The piece critiques slogans and suggests stronger branding including Vacation Paradise and Free license plates to spark statewide ideas. Kennedy’s Cuba stance and Dominican intervention are reviewed along with calls for reforms in Vietnam and U S foreign policy signals.
A string of witty holiday quips captures New Yorkers venting about Christmas bills, Santas, gift norms, and seasonal stress. The humor centers on money worries and social fatigue before the holiday rush. Rich with urban character and familiar names of shops.
The editorial criticizes government memos urging officials to cite the President and promote the Udall image as propaganda. It calls for trustworthy, unbiased information from government sources to aid citizens in forming sound judgments and warns reporters and the public to be cautious of staged messaging.
John Canaday, NYT art critic, argues that friends of an artist project known traits into his work and that critics should not overrate art simply because the artist is a likable person. He says friends may write in, but judging the art fairly is necessary.
Hal Boyle argues middle age dissolves certainties as social norms shift from cash purchases to loans and patriotism to nationalism. He contrasts past cautions with modern habits and notes enduring beliefs are few, citing motherhood and a larger federal highway program along with death and taxes.
The piece argues the Kennedy era reshaped the State Department under Bowles, shifting from traditional diplomacy to a younger, more unconventional approach. It notes tensions with Acheson and calls for reform, with George Ball stepping into the No. 2 role and Bowles’s administrative shortcomings debated.
A small town sheriff arrests a bragging out-of-town driver who insists he hails from a premier Virginia family. The sheriff counters that he is not arresting for breeding. A humorous aside follows about a three year old remark to his grandmother noting her red eyes.
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