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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The Vermont Highway Dept plans spring landscaping with 7 800 silky dogwood shrubs and 31 400 evergreen seedlings to restore natural roadside beauty. Native plants aid erosion control and screen utilities from view while boosting tourism and industry, but chemical spraying threatens the aesthetic value.
A profile notes Romney’s shift from reformer image to a smiling, Eisenhower like public persona. It argues his new demeanor is shaped by public relations advisers amid TV driven politics and a crowded field including Rockefeller Johnson Symington Goldwater Nixon.
The piece laments the absence of a clear regional identity for the Capital District area centering on Cambridge and Hoosick Falls. It notes conflicting boundaries and competing newspapers from Albany, Troy, Bennington, Glens Falls, and Vermont media, calling for a unified regional name and promotion to attract farms, businesses, and residents.
Washington previews a hard push for disarmament at the Geneva conference set for March 14. Officials expect phased limits with international inspection, while skeptics warn the effort could stall amid Cold War tensions and competing interests. The plan centers on President Kennedy’s September speech and aims to sustain the long struggle beyond a single meeting. Foster and Rusk may lead, with possible return to Washington as talks lengthen. The era’s pressure on arms racing makes this a pivotal moment.
A reader argues unions should operate the Rutland Railway to prove economic logic, predicting union ownership would cut costs, boost taxes paid to towns and state, and funnel profits to Washington for Kennedy’s debt. The letter mocks union economists and questions labor leaders and outside negotiators.
Robert Bourdon of Stowe writes to The Banner in favor of girl watching but questions the ethical implications and fears backlash from the American Society of Girl Watchers. He argues promoting the idea may harm American men and suggests Vermont should focus on ski developments to attract both girls and watchers.
The nation shifts from steam to diesel locomotives as the National Geographic Society notes a dramatic decline in steam engines. From 21,200 in service a decade ago to under 80 on major lines today, with many retired engines sold abroad or put on display in museums.
The Population Reference Bureau estimates 77 billion humans have lived since 600,000 B.C. through today. Growth milestones noted include 200–300 million at the start of the Christian era, 500 million in 1650, 1 billion in 1850, 2 billion in 1930, and a current 3 billion with a projected doubling in 40 years. North America population figures and road-improvement concerns in Vermont are also mentioned.
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