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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The obituary notes Felix Frankfurter’s reputation as enigmatic yet consistent. It traces his evolution from Harvard defender of Sacco and Vanzetti to Roosevelt adviser, then a conservative wing voice promoting judicial self restraint. He urged the Court to interpret law, avoid policy making, and preserve public confidence in its impartiality.
Readers recall Daniel Webster's likely repetitious campaign oration at the 1840 Log Cabin Convention and Saratoga, while interfaith forums reflect ecumenism, Stevenson nostalgia stirs Golden Agers, Manchester firemen seek funds after three voter rejections, and Bennington's Mt Anthony Union School wins on the fourth attempt.
George L. Murphy, a California Republican and former film star, enters the Senate as a media savvy candidate linked to far right groups. A Los Angeles grand jury indicts a conspiracy to libel California Senator Kuchel, pitfall for Murphy amid a split with Kuchel and rising right-wing pressure.
In a call for action, Bowdoin College President Dr James S Coles urges Maine to develop its knowledge industry through expanded education and costly research programs to fuel industrial growth. British politician Quintin Hogg warns against democracy despising intellect while Walter W Finke predicts future home access to shopping and printed info via advanced information technology systems built from current lab work.
Robert Rizzon of Pawlet argues that education funding is a civic duty and calls on Manchester and surrounding communities to study options beyond one room or regional schools. He critiques complacency, taxes, and material spending, insisting immortality lies in children and future generations.
Reader letter supports Medicare as essential progress for older Americans, criticizing Dr. Harwood and the Kerr-Mills approach, and urging national backing. The piece links Medicare to Social Security and laments opposition from AMA funded efforts, calling for swift enactment and reflection on past welfare programs. It also mentions Vermont countryside views in a Walt Disney film piece and a Kennedy Library fundraiser in Montpelier.
For the Record Burlington reviews the film Wicked City showing in Montpelier and Burlington. Ed Wynn as a deaf Green Mountain Yankee amuses locals with his tale of a trip to the big city. The piece ties in Vermont public hearings on reapportionment and a moral about small town virtue versus urban influence.
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