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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The proposed consolidation of Health Welfare Institutions and the alcoholic rehabilitation commission drew protests from Dr. Robert Aiken and other officials. Proponents cite centralized regional offices to coordinate field operations improving service to families, probationers, and welfare recipients. Opponents warn of a costly super agency and potential bureaucracy with unclear authority.
The piece surveys a climate of political extremism and antisemitism in the early 1960s, noting rhetoric from White Citizens Councils and anti federal sentiment. It cites the Kennedy and Johnson administrations advancing mental health legislation and a 1961 joint Commission on Mental Illness and Health report as steps to reform care, while stressing the need for new attitudes and cross‑disciplinary cooperation.
A nameless bow hunter in Landgrove misses a deer on the season’s last day as a buddy’s shot deflects. The column urges license renewals by Dec 31 and notes a stove offer from Ken Fleming. It also discusses fly fishing, beaver dam impacts on deer, and early AMA mental health initiatives and Kennedy’s 1963 address.
A column reflects on Secretary McNamara's contrasting visits to South Vietnam, noting the shift from optimism to warnings of a worsening war. It argues junta misrule and corruption hinder the fight, questions Diem’s earlier regime, and calls for reassessment of U S policy and leadership in the conflict.
Letters commend the December 7 Banner article by Nancy H Otis on Mrs G Murray Campbell in Who's Who of American Women praising the NSDAR Junior American Citizens program and national chairman. Readers also pose questions about Vermont Christmas observances in schools and the influence of a Massachusetts attorney general opinion. A Vermont reader quotes architecture critic Douglas Haskell on city squares and building design.
A portrait of F Ellwood Allen, 72, Bennington born planner for The Allen Organization. His firm designs parks and memorials across the United States, from Brattleboro Living Memorial Park to California beach master plans and Maryland park studies, with his son Stewart overseeing projects.
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