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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
Editors of Hoosick Falls Standard Press and Washington County Post mull a regional moniker for the Hoosick Falls and Cambridge area. Proposals blend Hoosick, Washington, and nearby towns, debating options like Hoocame Valley Fallsbrick and Wash-rens while noting the two counties’ influence and cultural influx.
The piece argues Republicans should embrace urban issues to avoid an enduring anti city image. It notes Democrats gain strength from city voters and urban problems, while GOP favors decentralized government. It warns that ignoring cities risks stamping the party as anti city for decades.
Gov Rockefeller argues at Harvard that federalism depends on shared powers and responsible states. He warns that tax and funding choices test state courage, urging governors to use their taxing powers and defend rights while respecting national limits. The federal system thrives on diverse laboratories and private initiative.
Washington argues a global farm surplus exists as government controls keep prices high. Too many farmers must shift to other occupations through education and rural redevelopment, with Denmark cited as a model for rural scholarships and mobility.
The column cites USFWS data that hunting and fishing appeal grows faster than population, though habitat loss limits access. It projects 1965 to 1975 increases to 68 million Americans and over 6 billion dollars and 1 billion man-days. anecdotes include a Missouri hunter misfiring on a fox and deer season talk in Maine noting the lowest Maine deer kill in 14 years due to weather patterns.
The piece recalls a Lyons family hunting camp and notes a rifle maker using light for barrel alignment accuracy to .0003 inch. It cites Roy Dunn and companions Roy, Larry, Winfield Williams, and Robert Allen roaming Woodford for white rabbit hunts amid good snow for coonhunting dogs. It ends with a George F. Kenan quote on democracy.
Ishbel Ross profiles Grace Coolidge as a prominent woman of her era in a fully sourced biography. The review traces Coolidge s Vermont birth January 3 1879 her university days at Vermont and active leadership roles including Pi Beta Phi while noting the book s thorough documentation and focus beyond her husband s era.
Hazel MacLeod Wills reviews the book Grace Coolidge and Her Era, noting its portrait of Grace Coolidge as a tactful, warm family figure who supported Calvin Coolidge despite his public aloofness. The text highlights Coolidge’s Vermont ties and the era's social currents, with reflections on liberty and civic spirit.
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