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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Commissioner William F. Kearns Jr signals Hoff administration will push consolidation to 12 units from 28 departments including Mental Health. Proposed moves include folding Motor Vehicle revenue to the Tax Department and registrations to Public Safety, with municipal court consolidation and full time judges. Skepticism from Motor Vehicle Chief Robert Schwartz centers on license suspensions.
A Miami jury ruled only on legal liability, not health. The foreman said 20 to 30 years of smoking was considered reasonable to deem cigarettes fit to smoke, yet Surgeon General warning and medical testimony align against safety. The decision does not absolve tobacco companies of blame.
In this early post election period Joseph Alsop analyzes Lyndon Johnson as an untested president still shaping the Great Society. He notes Johnson has lingered in a Texan quasi holiday while the vast government runs at quarter speed awaiting decisive foreign and domestic policy moves amid unfinished Kennedy era business.
The piece surveys global racism as a moral issue urged by Archbishop O Boyle to the Vatican Council. It quotes Sir William Penney and Eugene McCarthy on tolerance. It laments urban sprawl and critiques Johnsonian politicking while noting Lyndon B. Johnson as an exceptional political figure whose ultimate presidency remains to be determined.
An extended critique traces catastrophic incidents from 1956 to 1959 in the Atlantic and near New York. It argues recurrent causes include rigid Rules of the Road, tight schedules, limited ship radio safety, and costly radar adoption, urging international action and better plotting to prevent future disasters.
The Kentucky School Journal notes Sgt. Shriver spearheading a federal anti poverty push to fund education including private parochial schools for non curricular support. It stresses integrated programs, no segregation, and family planning info offered on request while preserving democratic ideals.
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