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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1964

Page

4

Bennington Banner publication note

The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.

The Banner Publishing Corporation Main Street Bennington Vermont

Editorial critique of a slow moving 1964 special session

An upstate newspaper mocks lawmakers for snoozing through the start of a special legislative session aimed at setting a Feb 29 adjournment. The piece cites partisan maneuvering, parliamentary hurdles, and GOP opposition to Hoff’s package as delaying urgent bills.

General Assembly Assembly Hoff

Legislative Floundering Seen in Vermont Governor’s Program

The governor argues that testimony before the Senate appropriations committee targets urgent measures, while Republicans remain silent. Critics say a Republican dominated legislature blocks the governor’s plan, hindering constructive alternatives and harming the state's progress.

Bennington College Seen as Key Local Employer

A Bennington College payroll supports about 200 nonfaculty jobs and sustains area stores, yet the college is often viewed as isolated. The piece urges recognizing the institution’s economic impact alongside its cultural role and urges support from development efforts and state planners.

Hazel Wills Bennington Bennington College Wills California

What a 20-Megaton Bomb Would Do to New York

Sam Stonier argues in the Manhattan College Alumnus that a single 20 megaton detonation on New York could kill about six million of eight million residents. He notes the city’s role as financial, corporate, transportation, and manufacturing hub and warns the economic and societal collapse would be irreversible.

Bennington New York Sam Stonier Manhattan College New York City America U.S Mesopotamia

Cold eye of reality stares at education trends

Visiting Editor argues statistics reveal shocks in education and jobs. He notes escalating college enrollment, California growth, and automation eroding youth employment, urging extended schooling and targeted skills while urging Southern leaders to prioritize youth education over racial politics.

Atlanta

Women and mice fear fade in modern world observations

Hal Boyle notes that women no longer awe men or fear mice, framing it as a shifting era with lines about modern life. He humorously discusses advice, habits, and social quirks, from milk predicts teeth to cab drivers’ questionable certainty and the petty vanity of public habits.

New York Alec Douglas-Home Cuba Castro Barry Goldwater Johnson United States Soviet Union

Quotes From Leaders On Style Politics And Health

A collection of quotes from Eugenia Sheppard Paul R Johnson Laurence Irving and Dr Paul Dudley White. The statements touch on fashion influence in global society political resolve for tomorrow and the need to reestablish children walking to school with community programs.

Laurence Irving Paul Dudley White Massachusetts Heart Association

Goldwater Backers Target New York Delegates

Barry Goldwater supporters plan an all out bid to win some of New York's 92 Republican National Convention delegates. They focus on the June 2 primaries while Rockefeller loyalists aim to keep the governor's grip in Nassau Westchester Sullivan Onondaga and Erie Counties.

Barry Goldwater New York Arizona Rockefeller White House Goldwater Nassau Westchester Sullivan Onondaga Erie GOP Fred A. Young Young Republican State Committee Robert Grimm San Francisco State Committee Eisenhower Robert Taft Thomas E. Dewey Taft

Isolating Cuba Faces Practical Limits in 1960s Ties

In Washington AP analysis, U.S. efforts to isolate Fidel Castro appear hampered by real-world trade and alliance dynamics. The piece notes Cuba’s growing economic links with Spain, the Netherlands, Japan, and even Red China’s global posture, while U.S. policy debates contemplate how far to press allies and avoid broader conflict.

Associated Press News Washington Fidel Castro The Daily Mail United States Castro Cuba Spain Netherlands Japan France United Nations Charles de Gaulle China Southeast Asia Latin America

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