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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
An announcement that Jones and Lamson plans to sell its Springfield Vermont machine tool plant to a Rhode Island firm marks a shift in Vermont industry. The piece notes benefits of stabilization from mergers but warns of losses when local firms are absorbed by distant headquarters. It cites St Johnsbury as threatened by plant closure and concludes with cautious optimism for Springfield and Vermont.
The Rutland Herald reports Governor Hoff backs full public access to government information and seeks clarification of an attorney general Ketcham opinion that agencies may withhold records deemed detrimental to the public interest. Hoff plans talks to resist potential overreach and prevent reduced transparency.
C. B. Vaughn Jr of Manchester with Dick Dorworth of Nevada climbed a Chilean slope recording 106.95 mph on skis for an unofficial world speed record. The 62 degree pitch impressed observers as Vaughn hopes to push toward 125 mph next year.
The piece argues large defense costs dwarf the economy, urges deep cuts to armaments, and warns timid civilian savings won’t ease tax burdens. It notes parallel trends toward stabilization, the Soviet need to trim budgets, and the impact of cutbacks on employment and civilian living standards.
Hal Boyle humorously highlights double-talk as a way to be honest with yourself while sparing others, offering examples of social lines and awkward exchanges. The snippet parodies dating chat, ribbing, and modest bragging, ending with a quip about a used car sale and a collision.
In a May column from Landgrove the author argues for uniform town accounting to fairly distribute Vermont state aid. He cites a proposed auditors report as essential and discusses reactions from small towns fearing loss of independence. He links equitable funding to rural vitality and warns inertia by town auditors risks continued unequal aid.
A Business Mirror/AP analysis shows smaller U.S. firms increasingly establish foreign plants or license production. Through mid-1963, 348 new foreign units were created in one half year, totaling 1,527 firms and 3,418 activities since 1960, with most activity in Britain, Canada, Japan, and Western Europe.
A letter cites Bill Vaughan on distinctions between work ing visits and state visits. A lonely Alaska sister vacancy prompts a plea for another woman to talk to. A Washington analysis quotes a diplomat who knows how to refuse aid without seeming deprived of it.
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