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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The piece argues malnutrition hinders work and learning, urges surplus American food as a temporary aid, and highlights risks to exporting economies. It notes Columbia University's Institute of Nutritional Sciences training foreign students and stresses local solutions for lasting development.
The College Board Review sketch by Peter Schrag critiques heavy reliance on tests for college admissions and explores a Williams College experiment to admit one tenth of entrants who would not pass standard criteria. It argues tests and grades should be supplemented to capture diverse, promising students and prevent excluding potential leaders.
The piece argues the proposed Urban Affairs and Housing Department would not add funding or new powers but would reorganize four existing agencies to focus urban studies and planning at a national level. It praises concentrated metropolitan planning, notes political controversies, and defends the Weaver appointment while urging practical metropolitan governance. It also covers rabbit hunting anecdotes and fly tying tips.
A 1962 news release from the Fish and Game Department in Montpelier warns that hard snow crust forces deer to travel on top of the crust where they are easy prey for roaming dogs. Downed deer cannot recover and may die from shock or starvation. The piece urges dog owners to keep pets restrained and reminds readers to renew hunting licenses.
Rumors say J Donald C Hicks may seek selectman on the Democratic ticket though he is a Republican leaning former Bennington Village president. Thomas R Haley may seek reelection on the Republican ticket and possibly run as a Democrat. Dash Gibney may bid for village president, with Louis F Lausville touted for treasurer if he runs.
Saturday Review discusses Louis Nizer’s illustration of anachronism through a playwright’s scene in which a French obstetrician, exhausted after a difficult delivery, returns home and is told that Victor Hugo was born that day, highlighting the humor in timing and references.
Book reviews a 200 year history of Dover Vermont by Nell M. Kull. Notes it is a fact packed record of dates names and places with anecdotes from living citizens. Critics say narrative warmth would improve readability and broaden literary appeal beyond locals.
A detailed Vermont town study tracing Dover from Cambrian times to Mt. Snow development. It covers geology, settlement, town meetings, industry from potash to skiing, social controls, and summer home ownership with maps, photos, and price lists. An asset for Vermont readers.
Mrs. Kull, summer resident of Dover since childhood, lived in Ephraim Rice’s home near the Mt. Snow development. She and her late husband Irving Stoddard Kull, a historian and history teacher, were longtime Highland Park, New Jersey residents this winter. The book is dedicated to him.
The Nash Reporter warns that enjoying the present Soviet system would require abandoning vast portions of American energy capacity. It claims losses of steel, petroleum, electric-motor output, hydroelectric plants, and natural gas, plus a 75 percent drop in living standards.
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