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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1961
Page
3
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont.
A Boston fight over horse racing and lax policing renews calls to legalize off track betting in Massachusetts. Proponents cite Richard Cardinal Cushing and a Royal L Bolling bill proposing licenses and a 10 percent tax to cut local property taxes, but critics warn gambling is parasitic, non productive, and invites corruption regardless of legality.
In Look magazine William Shirer imagines if Hitler had won World War I, warning of dire outcomes such as deportations and subjugation. He argues Hitler miscalculated at Dunkirk and Russia, noting postwar shifts as a new struggle against international communism and urging right wing extremists to recall WWII's meaning.
The article recalls Mrs John F Kennedy’s order for UNICEF Christmas cards as a rebuke to the Daughters of the American Revolution. It portrays the DAR stance against UNICEF and the UN, while praising the humanitarian work of the Children’s Fund and noting many DAR members' better instincts and intentions.
Former Democratic congressman William H. Meyer confirms a bid to challenge Republican Senator George D. Aiken in the Vermont senate race. Commentators note Meyer's effort could spark a broader, contested Democratic primary and energize party competition ahead of 1962.
Short Shots report notes a Connecticut undertaker displaying a license plate on his hearse. The item appears in a column recalling oddities in professional practice.
New York AP profile of Michael Rennie, 26 when he started acting, urging reliance on hunches and first impressions. He describes Hollywood insecurity, maturity shaping standards, and his view of American film capital while praising self chosen standards and personal security.
AP Newsfeatures reports from Carlsbad New Mexico that the first underground atomic peace bomb test produced a five kiloton detonation in salt rock. scientists counted 70 percent data yield while a radioactive gas cloud drifted and observers were blocked for hours.
A reader disputes a Berkshire column claim on a Williamstown Planning Board ruling about double-sized trailers. The letter argues the four mobile homes should face full house-rate taxation, not a flat fee, and explains the board denied keeping or expanding the units on a 250 acre Spruces lot.
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