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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1963
Page
4
Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The governor’s pollution program seeks to end pollution statewide. A legislative review will examine a plan that makes all water pollution illegal and empowers the water conservation board to halt injurious discharges immediately while continuing classification of waters as a management tool.
The Burlington Free Press reflects on the 15th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, stressing the need to uphold dignity and rights globally. It notes U N principles, the gap to covenants, and urges renewed commitment to democracy and freedom amid persistent human rights challenges.
Fifteen years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN and its agencies push to finalize two covenants covering all proclaimed rights. The United States has not ratified any human rights conventions, hindering international protection efforts, though President Kennedy urged ratification of three older conventions on slavery forced labor and women’s political rights with Senate hearings likely in January.
A collection of quotes from figures like Prof. John Clarke and Nancy Kwan on work, marriage, and cross cultural norms. Joan Douglas on timeless youth and Great People. Leslie B. Worthington discusses automation and human rights in the Free Enterprise context. U S policy on human rights conventions noted with anticipated Senate support.
At Lake Mohonk New York the Smileys hosted 20 international students for a four day conference on understanding and exchange. Students from Asia Africa and the Americas discussed how to better promote mutual understanding through speeches service travel family stays campus life and cultural immersion. A Turkish student closed with a prayer that framed the effort as finding something useful to do in an imperfect world.
In California, a pivotal state, debates center on Barry Goldwater’s 1964 bid and Republican strategy. The piece weighs Goldwater’s chances, Nixon’s temperament after 1960, and Johnson’s solid path to the Democratic nomination, noting California’s influential political role and regional attitudes toward extremism and policy.
Samuel B. Pettengill of Grafton argues that while the Supreme Court did not bar tax funded officials from prayer, public schools still ban such practices. He contends the Court’s stance is framed as constitutional law and urges Congress and states to override by amendment.
Letter to the editor from John Spargo of Old Bennington arguing against a Kennedy portrait on the 1963 Be nington Village Report cover. He proposes replacing it with a portrait of Rev. Earle W. Forman to honor his work with retarded children.
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