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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Editorial lauds former Senator Warren R. Austin 86 for shaping bipartisan foreign policy. It notes his shift from League of Nations opposition to a strong internationalist stance, his UN ambassadorship, defense of Truman’s policy, and steady stance against Soviet pressure during the early Cold War.
A compact word tour of Vermont's capital Montpelier traces the Statehouse and its Education Building, the State Office Building, and the surrounding granite quadrangle. It recalls early sessions across inns, the 1805 Montpelier select, three Statehouses, a 1857 fire, and the present landmark with its Doric columns and ornate interiors.
Lawrence M. Howard recounts Vermont backlash after praising the state in editorials. Vermont officials threaten legal action while editors attack outsiders. He pledges to stop praising Vermont and warns further threats may prompt public rebuttal. Monticello White County Times note joins the item.
The Nassau agreement signals the United States now holds decisive leadership in Western defense. It replaces the old three-way committee system, with Britain gaining submarine nuclear capability to fit into a unified American strategy, while France and West Germany must contribute conventional forces.
FAXON BOWEN of Pownal urges reviving a modern CCC model with self-sustaining homesteads across Vermont. He argues for hands-on land work, private ownership through long-term labor, and use of welfare funds, detailing a conservative, home-centered revival to counter unemployment and Marxist ideas.
Hal Boyle notes a universal post holiday letdown with waning cheer, lingering storms ahead, and symptoms of ennui. An old doctor diagnoses seasonal idiocy rather than pneumonia and prescribes rest, aspirin, and diet. The piece concludes the malaise is temporary and rarely fatal.
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