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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Press coverage of Bowdoin College’s 40 page bulletin by James Wilson and Robert Crowe questions the representative town meeting in Maine and argues town managers can strengthen local democracy while noting factors driving citizen apathy. Authors urge adapting institutions rather than abandoning direct participation.
A shift in American politics sees the traditional right distancing itself from fringe groups like the John Birch Society. Barry Goldwater and others publicly reject extremism, signaling voters favor steadier leadership over fiery excess as the movement moderates and the more temperate elements attract defection from the extremist faction.
The piece argues Khrushchev’s plan for a Geneva disarmament summit of 18 heads of state risks failure and face loss yet signals a shift in Soviet policy. It predicts modernization, growing complexity, and the rise of personal liberty as seeds in a changing Soviet state.
Grit argues Kennedy questions the stockpiled postwar war materials and potential excess profits. The column probes government price fixing, congressional inaction, and whether sellers or the state reap unconscionable gains from stockpiles and farm supports.
Will Durant argues for concentrated goods and national direction as production tools grow complex. Lyndon B Johnson denies a campaign for socialized medicine and defends medical profession independence in national policy debates.
New York AP observes business offices as battlegrounds where feuds simmer among vice presidents, personnel chiefs, and clerks. Personal slights from 1937 to 1951 arise over coffee, raises, or raffles, while managers argue over long hours and wages. The piece lampoons a "one big happy family" facade.
AP News Analyst notes the Geneva disarmament talks begin March 14 with limited hope for progress. A nuclear test ban is the immediate target, but Russian insistence on inspections and Red China's absence complicate prospects. Even if an accord emerges, Khrushchev and Kennedy must navigate U S Congress, while Red China’s stance remains unpredictable.
Letters to the editor argue milk is essential for children and calves, praising milk’s calcium benefits, historical abundance, and God given value. They counter milk bans, warn against chain stores harming small farmers, and critique market tinkering on economic policy.
The writer questions the impact of the Common Market on trade and the economy. He worries about its effect on the gold reserve and communist opposition while labeling many as dumb. The piece ponders how market changes could affect employed labor and unemployment.
University of Maine education dean Mark Shibles criticized Maine's school consolidation law and its impact on property taxes and equalization of school aid. Vermont papers urged modernization of property tax methods while public pressure is needed to push reforms.
A brief Krealite News item questions consumer debt with a line about three meals a day a roof and comforts, ending with a self reflective remark on debt. The tone hints at social commentary on material wealth and financial obligations.
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