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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The piece argues President Kennedy risks deepening trouble over the Stevenson hatchet story in the Saturday Evening Post. It criticizes Kennedy for not explicitly denying the article’s claims or probing leaks, urging a candid response to protect national security deliberations.
The Cuban showdown forced Soviet withdrawal of missiles but cautions against broad claims that a hardline stance always wins. Factors include Soviet restraint, Moscow's risk calculus, Kennedy's detente signals, and Khrushchev's political position. A bold, absolute policy could invite grave misjudgment.
A Long Island school has authorized a plan giving third graders trading stamps for every A on their report cards. Each top grade earns two cents in stamps, presuming equal value for gym and reading. The piece critiques using rewards to teach achievement and ends with a satirical suggestion of a year end rummage sale to clear out stamped values.
In Paris NATO ministers confront long standing European shortfalls in troop contributions. The United States and Turkey have met obligations while France West Germany Britain lag behind, pressuring Washington to reassess the alliance. Dean Acheson is cited as NATO’s chief architect urging Europe to shoulder its share.
A Christmas meditation on the fat man as hero during holiday excess and scapegoat afterward. The essay traces the seasonal adoration from Thanksgiving to New Year, the party life and indulgence, and the oncoming blame when bills mount and self-reproach sets in.
Mrs Lodieska G Graves of Vermont writes in praise of George Mason of Virginia for shaping the Virginia Declaration of Rights and inspiring the federal Bill of Rights. She urges observance of Dec 15 as a reminder to uphold and extend these freedoms, noting Mason’s imagined leadership today.
The piece argues the U S arsenal dwarfs the Soviet threat with 1034 ballistic missiles and dozens of submarines and bombers. It questions the counterforce strategy and warns that expanding weapons stockpiles erodes morality and risks city destruction.
A relaxed stance on expense accounts keeps business lunches in play after IRS rules tightened. The piece argues lunches and show outings aid deal making, client relations, and goodwill, noting the tax impact remains debated yet many firms still use the practice despite scrutiny.
A joke about an army unit on an island in the Bismarck Archipelago and soldiers stealing lumber, with a quip about two by fours. A note mentions Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Wayside house in Concord and a neighbor’s remark about Hawthorne’s lookout. The anecdotes are relayed as a gallery of humorous vignettes from readers.
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