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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The Rutland Manchester supervisory union official Robert Vail urged a personal tour of local schools by Vermont's State Board of Education. Board members refused, suggesting Vail wait for spring while criticizing roads and funding. The piece argues for direct inspection to address alleged education problems.
The visiting editor sees Catholic Church pronouncements at the Ecumenical Council as a step toward ending charges against Jews for Jesus death. It highlights past persecutions, current hopes for unity, and the potential for the council to foster peaceful solutions. Ralph McGill to replace Marquis Childs during vacation.
In 1943 during wartime Vermont the governor and his wife hosted a secret Capitol Christmas party for state employees with the Von Trapp family. After a delayed bus and a dusted State House, they gathered for carols and ice cream, ending with a candlelit dinner where the band sang Holy Night and Gute Nacht.
The chairman of the president's council of economic advisers says a tax cut could raise the GNP next year by about 25 percent more than this year, with estimates placing 1964 GNP around 609 billion if the bill passes. Vermont unemployment remains high despite potential national gains, stressing the need for early tax legislation.
AP analysis compares Johnson's start to 1945 Truman early in office noting a brief postassassination grace period, then renewed GOP pressure. It cites contrasts in early moves such as cabinet stances, tax policy, and public political restraint, signaling an impending election year clash.
Hal Boyle riffs on women's handbags describing oversized totes as Pandora's junk box shedding mints bills keys and a cash purse while noting the time wasted finding change. He shifts to a Letter to the Editor urging Banner readers to weigh in on civil rights for Negroes ahead of Congress’s holiday recess.
James MacGregor Burns recalls John F Kennedy's humor as natural and wry not contrived. He recounts a Palm Beach moment after Kennedy's 1960 election when a Boston friend made an indictable proposition, highlighting Kennedy's calm under stress.
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