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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1961
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
A Tuesday spot check reports 6500 skiers at Mt. Snow Bromley and Stratton over the Christmas weekend and Prospect Mt in Woodford with 200 a day. If each skier spends 12 dollars on food lodging and lifts a conservative total is 80400 dollars. Merchants and chambers should push more midweek ski business and fund a detailed regional economic survey to gauge current and future potential.
A New Mexico underground blast was detected 7200 miles away in Japan, suggesting that small yield tests are increasingly hard to conceal. Harvard researchers claim a method to distinguish ground waves from earthquakes, strengthening the case that global detection could foil clandestine detonations and aid future arms talks.
The Vermont race pits Bill Meyer a West Rupert Democrat against Republican George D. Aiken. Meyer touted as a liberal voice faces skepticism from voters and party leaders. The piece argues Meyer's chances are slim given Vermont sentiment and Aiken's strong position, urging the party to find a stronger candidate.
The Kennedy clan presses on despite the elder Joe Kennedy’s grave illness. The family drives bold public service aims, with Joe’s sons Jack and Bobby shaping U.S. policy and diplomacy. Arnold Toynbee’s challenge and response frame the enduring ambition fueling this storied political dynasty.
Computer makers and data processing centers project rapid growth in 1962 as firms seek cost cuts and faster decision making. The trend extends across the United States and Europe with key players like International Business Machines Remington Rand Burroughs and General Electric. Independent centers including Automated Procedures Corp. and Statistical Tabulating Corp. foresee expanded rentals and installations, boosting profits and inventory control.
In a year end reflection Samuel R. Ogden critiques global turmoil caused by science politics and ideology. He argues progress myths ignore human dignity warns against liberal and conservative dogma and calls a return to spiritual values rooted in Christ.
A reader praises Kennedy's foreign aid idea and contrasts it with Latin America’s poverty, urging direct assistance to the bottom ranks. A Vermont sportsmen’s secretary criticizes a proposed Stratton Mountain development for bypassing laws and polluting streams, urging lawful, transparent action.
A fragmentary note suggests a grand Stratton Mountain project, referencing a master plan and a vision for a major development. The readable text hints at planning language without detailing concrete proposals or dates.
The defendant narrates a comic yet violent incident in a court exchange about being grabbed by the neck and tossed out of a phone booth Then the assailant lifts his girlfriend and throws her out too prompting the judge to ask about temper He answers in a humorous tone referencing a letter from Tincle Mat
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