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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1963
Page
4
The February 8 1963 issue of the Bennington Banner by Banner Publishing Corp lists 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont as its offices and notes publication daily except Sundays and holidays.
The Union School Board formalized March 12 as the bond issue vote date for a new regional high school spanning four Vermont townships and six districts. Residents of Bennington areas plus North Bennington Pownal Shaftsbury and Woodford decide on sharing costs. debate includes Shaftsbury finances, polling locations, and the regional district model.
Leonard W Morrison lived a life of courage overcoming infirmities through study, music, and public service. He excelled as a pianist, college organist, reporter, lawyer, legislator, and judge, influencing peers and young people in Bennington. His death was not tragic, as defeat is the essence of tragedy, and he remained undefeated.
A measure by Sen. Alexander Smith of Washington would require all motor vehicles including school buses manufactured after this year to have seat belts before sale or registration in Vermont. The proposal argues this would improve public safety and prevent reckless driving choices.
The piece argues public diplomacy failed in Ottawa and Paris illustrating a larger flaw in U S foreign policy. It critiques the committee system and calls for new, fearless thinking to complement existing leaders and restore coherent strategy across State Defense Treasury and intelligence.
A Vermont column argues against re apportionment based on proportional representation and decries large town dominance. It contends misinformation fuels centralization and calls for uniform town accounting and highway reform to reveal true municipal finances.
Samuel Warner attacks progressive education while Phillip Viereck defends its aims and cites 1942 data showing better academic honors for experimental schools. A second letter from Shaftsbury voters questions a March bond issue for a new union school, urging budget checks and local voting in Shaftsbury.
While visiting a cousin in Vermont I hear that the owner of a nearby farm shot and killed himself. A Vermonter hired man comments that Pete had plenty of firewood cut and ready for winter, expressing no understanding of the act.
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