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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Editorial laments an advanced municipal rot as William and Mrs Rogers seek help with a contaminated well. They cannot tap the new Globe Union water line due to a village policy, highlighting a need for regional consolidation and a workable plan to reform local government for fair, shared solutions.
The article argues Washington faces a shifting Asian African bloc led by China as Vietnam policy strains Western influence. It cites Pakistan, India, Burma, Ceylon, and Indonesia, noting fears of Chinese-led consolidation, regional defense worries, and calls for possible international talks while Ayub Khan pursues re election.
A Bennington woman profiles 57 youth newspaper carriers for The Banner, routes from Dorset to Williamstown. Young deliverers start at 9 or 10, earn 15 to 20 dollars weekly, and learn reliability and business judgment through weekly settlements. The piece links carriers to lasting community impact and recalls a 1937 Morrissey lineage of carriers and notable former deliverers.
The New York City Council may rename Dewey Square in Manhattan to A Philip Randolph Square if the mayor signs the bill. Randolph, a prominent civil rights leader and labor figure, echoes a shift from old national heroes to modern advocates of equality amid changing times. The Vermonter reference links to Admiral Dewey’s historic Manila Bay victory and the nation’s earlier patriotic era. The piece notes teens struggle with hangups while tying in broader social change.
The piece argues that President Johnson's Great Society education plan stalls on two backdoor schemes and a no cal option. It notes the need for direct action to fund urban and rural schooling, reduce teacher shortages, and extend aid to disadvantaged districts while confronting church opposition and the cost.
The piece discusses a dispute over Churchill statue design in Washington. Sculptor William McVey originally depicted a cigar in Churchill's left hand and a victory sign with the right. The statue committee cut the cigar, provoking Cigar Smokers of America led by Robert Donaldson to push for restoration. The column notes the fixated cigar does not address broader sculptural flaws and foresees future misreadings of Churchill's pose by generations.
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