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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The piece notes President Johnsons extraordinary work rate, heightens concerns about succession if he is incapacitated, and recalls his heart attack while predicting he will not ease his tempo. It mentions John McCormack as next in line and calls for succession law reform. It contrasts Johnsons vigor with Kennedy era vigor.
Rear Adm. George G. Barkley says Johnson is in excellent health and will weather another four years in the White House. He notes routines of exercise, sleep, and regular meals, and downplays concerns about strain from the campaign.
Governor Philip Hoff outlined a regional approach for Vermont in 1965 proposing consolidations of municipal courts regional tax assessment and local school district reorganizations to modernize state and local government. He urged a school district plan that could push unions into larger units by decree if districts do not form them voluntarily.
USIA Director Carl Rowan argues that the destruction of libraries in the United Arab Republic and Indonesia mirrors a threat to reason and freedom. He cites USIA’s 347 libraries overseas as a beacon of Jefferson, Hamilton, Lincoln, and Kennedy ideas, urging learning over passion.
The piece argues that U S influence is waning in Vietnam Congo and Africa as UN withdrawals and local upheavals deepen entanglements. It notes anti American sentiment rising in the non white world and recalls historical shifts from postwar expectations to current militaries and independence dynamics.
A long passage argues the United States overextended itself after World War II by pursuing globalist aims in Africa Asia and the Pacific. It warns that Southeast Asia Korea and colonial remnants strain resources and risk anti American sentiment while urging a focus on Europe and the Americas and a cool calculation of vital interests.
A North Bennington column muses on future fears and hopes as editors predict a hyper mechanized, dehydrated world with microwave kitchens and zero water washoff. The writer doubts machines will outpace human nature and notes a likely return to practical, old fashioned fixes when gadgets fail.
The article discusses how the United States should continue foreign aid to deter Communist influence amid attacks on embassies and other assets. It argues aid helps observe, advise, and deter conspirators, while criticizing UN inaction and stressing the need to expose subversion to preserve smaller nations' independence and territorial integrity.
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