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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1961
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
David L. Turner of the Fitchburg Chamber of Commerce urged Bennington residents and merchants to unite behind a major effort to rebuild the downtown business district after recent fires. He outlined long range planning zoning and traffic studies, plus a marketing survey and promotional measures to prevent economic setbacks and sustain community progress.
Conservationists push federal purchase of a 300000 acre Maine forested watershed to keep it intact. National Park Service urges private lands be acquired to prevent future logging pressure. paper companies warn private ownership sustains jobs and taxes while offering recreation. Public land guardians urge public custody to protect intact wilderness.
Edward M Kennedy and others urge patience with Latin America including Cuba. Castro acknowledges Marxist Leninist principles, while differentiating from Soviet communism. The piece warns against overt U.S. action that could push Cuba toward the Soviets, advocating a patient approach while Cuba remains independent of Moscow.
A Washington report assesses John F. Kennedy a year into his presidency. It notes his bold campaign ideals and high standards for leadership, contrasts early momentum with Cuba troubles, and considers how well he has matched his declared goals and promises.
An elderly patient asks a nun for the sister's name during a hospital visit. Another nun replies Sister Joseph. The man murmurs that her parents must have wanted a boy in this light Catholic Digest humor item.
Letter to the editor details Attorney General Thomas M. Debevoise’s concerns about out of state trading stamp firms operating in Vermont. He cites insufficient penalties, bonding rules, and discrimination issues and summarizes recommendations to strengthen the 1959 act including bond levels and extending penalties to agents. The MacDonald Company Plaid Stamps was cited as registered, while several firms remain unlicensed.
Mrs. R. Ashton Haswell of Petersburg New York praises the new printing and imagery quality. She notes the pictures retain detail and will be treasured as the community adopts the machinery led by the recipient.
AP News Analyst John Canddlay argues twenty years after World War II, the West should channel communism toward a workable neighborly role rather than seek its destruction. He discusses isolationism, colonial legacies, and shifts in global power as pivotal in shaping future relations with Communist Russia and Red China.
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