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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner, issued daily except Sundays and holidays, is produced by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The Burlington Free Press and Vermont Sunday News dispute labels used for Senator George D. Aiken amid debate on his stance against Kennedy era U N bonds. They argue labeling him liberal or conservative obscures his real positions and the Vermont mood.
The piece argues that India's internal divides language caste and religion fuel mass violence even as nonviolence remains a national ideal. It traces Gandhi Tolstoy Thoreau influence to Nehru and Rajaji, notes linguistic fault lines in Bombay Assam Punjab and Nagaland, and warns of growing instability without aid and reform.
The Vermont Development Dept outlines a statewide planning approach with Sargent Webster Crenshaw and Folley of Syracuse to study economy government units taxes transportation population education industries and utilities. The plan envisions regional divisions and possible consolidation of schools and districts to fit a master program.
The article argues that beyond firepower, guerrilla success requires broad popular backing from civilians and officials in the area. In South Vietnam, despite aid and reforms, support for Ngo Dinh Diem remains weak, and insurgency grows as officials fail to deliver fundamental social changes. It warns that without reform, American backing may only mask the regime’s fragility.
Dr James M Hundley assistant surgeon general told a U S Department of Agriculture conference there is no reason for the public to reduce milk or dairy intake over radio active contamination fears He said milk purity need not be worried this spring when strontium 90 peaks and that calcium rich milk helps absorb less strontium and may fight its impact.
US correspondents focus on unrest while Paris reports a glowing finance minister’s outlook and London marks Queen Elizabeth II’s 10th accession anniversary. Austerity measures are easing in both capitals, hinting at stability behind daily turbulence.
The Nat ional Geographic Society notes sulfur pervades daily life from alarm clocks to fertilizer. Dr Christian E Junge and team report a three mile thick layer of sulfur containing particles about 11 miles up, detected in high altitude balloon samples. This sulfur may explain the purple light seen at sunrise and sunset.
Letter to The Banner argues to publish up to date water and hydrant rates from the Henry W. Putnam deed of gift. It notes halved rates since 1912 and requests the current schedule, including hydrant charges and changes since 1912, with specifics for domestic and public rates.
The floorwalker helps a puzzled young man who cannot recall whether to buy a camisole or a casserole. He jokes about what kind of chicken to put in it, prompting a light hearted exchange in the department store.
A local merchant quipped that paying a $2 snow removal fine is cheaper than hiring help. Village Attorney Reuben Levin recalls that when sidewalk ordinances were enacted, $2 seemed steep and he once charged 10 cents for snow shoveling, earning 25 cents during a heavy three-foot snowfall.
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