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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
Sprague Electric will shut its Benmont Avenue facility in Bennington, eliminating about 80 local jobs. The sudden closure came without prior warning as the firm seeks to cut costs amid stiff competition, challenging BCIC to attract new employers and boost area job potential in 1964.
Gov Hoff seeks 60000 extra for the Development Department to hire staff in industrial development. The plan calls for closer state local cooperation to detect problems early, communicate with Vermont industries, and prevent plant closings or provide rapid follow up to rehouse facilities.
The House passed a landmark civil rights bill 290 to 130 on Lincoln's birthday, despite Southern opposition. The measure aims to elevate African Americans to equality, with hopes the Senate will end filibusters and approve the historic act preserving dignity and freedom.
The Moreland Act Commission concludes that New York State liquor controls raise costs for consumers. Judges Walsh and colleagues say consumers pay about $1 more per fifth, while the industry nets $150 million in state-protected profits. They urge free market competition and warn that current protections breed corruption. Governor Rockefeller and lawmakers are urged to serve public interests over entrenched privilege.
A writer argues Finland's neutral, democratic status shows a nonaligned path for North Viet Nam and Southeast Asia. The piece urges keeping troops to leverage diplomacy, cautions against binary victory or defeat, and calls for plans to bargain neutralization and broader U S influence.
Letters critique the idea of a woman president, arguing gendered flaws and emotions would affect leadership and Congress. Readers raise counterpoints about discrimination, media coverage, and political quotes, including remarks from Mrs Charlotte Brooks and Mrs Bernice L Wing.
An aged columnist laments Beatlemania in New York, likening the frenzy to a modern Cultural Clash. He recalls past teen idols, mocks the Beatles’ look and sound, and urges youths to enjoy them before they fade as others did before.
Visiting Editor argues Lincoln’s conscience driven Union goal underpins federal action on civil rights. The piece traces Lincoln’s stance against half slave nation, his Emancipation path, and how today’s lawmakers use his birthday to spur action amid ongoing citizenship rights denials for 19 million Americans.
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