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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Editorial notes that the Manpower Development and Training Act, meant to reduce five to six percent unemployment, falls short as many hard core unemployed lack sufficient schooling. Illiteracy and functional illiteracy prevent them from taking aptitude tests to determine suitable training.
The Manpower and Development Training Act originally funded job related programs only. Federal reinterpretation allows basic education courses in retraining as reading writing and arithmetic become essential for workers like waitresses maids and delivery personnel. Arthur Goldberg warned progress starts at the schools.
A Vermont reader argues the Presidents education aid plan is a good buy for Vermont. Using formulas, Vermont would receive 2,630,455 dollars while taxpayers pay 831,000, yielding 3.17 dollars to the schools per tax dollar and urging lawmakers to support the program. North Bennington.
Bennington County readers are urged to consider Mrs. Jenkins of Roslyn Heights NY and the National Congress of Parents and Teachers in defense of PTA work. The letter defends PTA gains in kindergartens languages science labs and teacher salaries while urging civil dialogue and peaceful debate.
Defense Secretary McNamara reports the Soviet Union is placing long range missiles in near indestructible underground sites and short range missiles on submarines. This makes a single knockout strike unlikely and ensures widespread devastation if war occurs. Mutual assured destruction is the only realistic outcome. Eisenhower warned that peace required an invulnerable retaliatory force, now proven in practice.
The Brattleboro Reformer notes Lyndonville voters rejected funding for a municipal office building, seeking 50 percent federal aid under a new public works act. The piece argues the Maine Yankee image clashes with dependence on Uncle Sam for half the cost and ski economy ties. It highlights broader Vermont reliance on federal programs and tax bases amid independence lore.
The article details Congress leaders and architects clashing over the escalating expense of new House and Senate office buildings. It notes the proposed Capitol West Front remodel and subway link costs, with estimates running into the tens of millions, and critiques the spending as a symbol of increasing congressional perks amid a broader debate on reform.
Vermont hatcheries stock streams ahead of and during fishing season with 20 percent before the season, 75 percent during, and 5 percent after. Eggs come from various regions and the Bennington hatchery, led by superintendent Robert Keir, handles about 110,000 4-5 inch fish and 316,000 6-7 inch fish, with careful disease control and water chemistry shaping release.
The Bennington Rod and Gun Club reports on new Weber kraft 500 fly reel plus deer hunting warnings about dogs pursuing deer after a thaw. Warden notes on dog packs, legal shooting after Feb 1, and hatchery stock projections for 1964 trout season follow. A postscript notes H R 7 defeat in the Vermont Legislature regarding chambered cartridges.
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