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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The governor plans a trip to Zanzibar next week following earlier visits by Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. The mission emphasizes Hoff’s strengthened ties with President Johnson and his role as a personal emissary in Zanzibar’s independence celebrations. Analysts weigh re election prospects in 1964 and how Johnson’s position may influence Vermont politics.
President Johnson and Defense Secretary McNamara push deep cuts in U.S. defense spending. They claim savings may reach 4 billion dollars annually, funded by canceling long term contracts and trimming programs, while risking political and military pushback but promising value for national security budgets.
The nation mourns Dr Abba Hillel Silver a powerful advocate for brotherhood and foe of tyranny. His long battle against segregation and class domination earned wide admiration and helped influence the United Nations toward Israel's creation. David Ben-Gurion praised him as a courageous Zionist fighter in American Jewry.
A political essay argues that U S leadership must end its guardian role in Europe as power balances shift in the 1960s. It urges acceptance of Europe’s recovered independence and a move from leader to partner, urging restraint ahead of the President’s tour and a shift in power politics.
A reader blasts the liberal Establishment for dominating media and framing the left as sensible center while condemning conservatives as racists. He cites JFK’s death, Vietnam, and Goldwater as examples of biased blame shifting and warns against exaltation of Kennedy through laws.
Mildred Hayes appeals to readers of The Banner to donate Christmas gifts for Brandon Training School pupils and patients aged six months to sixty. Bring wrapped items or attach paper and ribbon, and leave at 122 Pratt St for delivery. include name and address for acknowledgement.
Warren H. Taylor of Proctorsville warns that Northern clergy are led by national groups like NAACP and SCLC into illegal marches in Southern cities. He claims jailed ministers are pressured to fundraise for church budgets, while agitators push civil disobedience and racial integration beyond local needs, threatening law and order.
A reader urges the Vermont legislature to stop wasting funds on aging political machines and to invest in capable teachers. The letter argues reapportionment flaws and the politics of paying for appearances undermine education, urging decisive action to prevent corruption and decline.
A Burlington Free Press humor note describes a professor annoyed by a student fresh from the Army arriving late for the third time. The professor quips about asking what they said in the Army, while the student replies they saluted and asked how the morning was.
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