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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1961
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Announcement that Stratton Mountain developers will operate a chlorinated septic tank system this weekend aims to serve 1500 to 2000 people. Residents along the North Branch fear sewage flow, while officials push to classify West River tributaries and Styles Brook to protect Vermont’s water resources amid growing year round operations. The Water Conservation Board is urged to hold a public hearing and begin classification promptly.
The article notes ongoing Northern segregation in schools reflecting racial neighborhoods. It cites New Rochelle court-ordered redistricting and Stamford’s citizen committee proposing lines to mix populations within each high school, aiming to reduce racial and economic separation. Public support and government aid drive the effort.
A Long Island high school history text had four pages on the old practice of bundling razored out by a teacher who called it immoral for teens to study. The piece notes the social context and the shift from beds to parlors and sofas as morality matters changed.
A striking critique argues that propaganda labels patriotism as extremist and that real danger lies in the Communist Party U S A while splinter groups distract from the leftward drift in policy. The piece warns readers to focus on the ball and the left-leaning trend shaping national events.
A critical review of Arthur S. Trace Jr. and the editors of Tomorrow's Illiterates. The piece argues both books challenge public school reading and curriculum theories, noting Trace contrasts Soviet and American education through reading materials while Tomorrow's Illiterates attacks the look and say method and reading readiness. Paul McDonald is identified as Mount Greylock Regional High School superintendent.
The National Audubon Society reports about 10 000 people will join the annual Christmas Bird Count across the United States and Canada from now to New Year s Day. The event, started by Dr. Frank M. Chapman in 1900, tracks local winter bird life and highlights cooperation among wildlife agencies and volunteers.
The columnist argues the United Nations and NATO remain essential for America amid Western friction with Russia and China. He warns that Western separatism undercuts unity, emphasizes NATO’s role across an Atlantic community, and notes the UN’s ongoing necessity to connect old powers with new states.
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