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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont. It serves as the local newspaper for the region with standard newsroom and printing operations.
The piece refutes white supremacist ads that quote Lincoln to justify segregation. It argues Lincoln fought slavery and aimed to preserve the Union, and that using his mid 19th century statements to support modern segregation distorts history. Lincoln’s broader civil rights aims are highlighted as essential context.
The Banner defends publishing an ad from a racist Citizens' Council quoting Lincoln to illustrate broad free speech. It argues the press must report and present all viewpoints within libel and decency limits, keep advertising open, and inform the public, even when opinions clash with editorial policy.
Sen. Margaret Chase Smith conducts a restrained New Hampshire campaign with door to door handshakes and 10 cent store chats as she seeks the Republican nomination. She says she is serious about running for president and seeks influence beyond the smoke filled room at the convention.
The Vermont Fish and Game Department chronicles from 1867 to present in Florence J. Perrys Progress Report. It covers deer and elk declines, early deer reeves, 1892 hatchery funding, and first licenses in 1915. Noting ice fishing and a 27 inch pike at Emerald Lake, the piece praises the volume as a ready reference for conservation history.
Readers discuss state education funding and a proposed lottery as a funding method. Leon M. Cole of Sunderland argues against government run gambling and cites Sunderland School improvements. Alberta Lawrence and Norman R. Williams of Woodstock weigh in on democracy and Lincoln. Merton Sage of Underhill raises concerns about Pow nal race track costs and state relief.
A farmer refuses to attend his neighbor's third wife funeral, saying he feels awkward about going so often without inviting him. The quip appears in Tit-Bits and is contrasted with a jab about a humanlike computer in the Wall Street Journal.
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