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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Editorial notes the Union School Board spent 68 coffee sessions plus talks to civic groups informing about the March 12 bond issue. About 1000 residents were reached, averaging 12 attendees per session, with organizers praising the informal approach for broad outreach and inviting further questions before the vote.
The Union School Information board sets the first public meeting at Molly Stark School at 8 p.m. Tonight two major items are shown: the proposed school design and its estimated cost. The cost estimate exceeds 2 million dollars and includes architects sketches.
A Vermont letter urges safer driving in Bennington noting frequent failures to stop at signs and red lights on Union Main and Gage streets. It cites bumper riding on US 7 and slowpokes, praising Vermont slowpoke law while urging enforcement and public examples to curb minor offenses.
New York Times reports Kaiser Steel employees approve a productivity sharing plan with management and outside consultants. Starting March 1, one third of savings go to the employer, with funds shared across workers and training provided to offset automation. The plan aims to boost steel demand and preserve jobs while maintaining peace between labor and management.
The treaty signed by Defense Secretary McNamara and NASA head James Webb creates a joint space development board to coordinate activities and curb Pentagon efforts to dominate the space program. It marks a shift in how the United States plans to balance peaceful space exploration with military aims amid heavy White House debate and a multi billion dollar moon mission.
A neighborhood discussion centers on a peace proposal signed by professors and church leaders calling for direct talks between Kennedy and Khrushchev, a testing treaty, and missile reductions. The piece argues peaceful effort requires broad public backing, not monopoly by Communists, urging robust disarmament and civic involvement.
Lawrence E Harrington asks for a published counter list of peace groups deemed free of Communist influence and cites a long roster from a government guide. Irving Adler defends representative government and notes dangers in apportionment debates.
A verse recalls Abraham Lincoln’s enduring ideal of freedom as a Black student walks across a college stage to receive a degree, enduring ten decades since his era. The poem links Lincoln’s sacrifice to ongoing progress in civil rights and education.
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