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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont excluding Sundays and holidays.
Vermont Commissioner A John Holden Jr says statewide fitness scores match national averages but many schools skipped the survey. Tests show 5 to 80.8 percent failure, especially weak arm and back strength. He urges more daily P E, qualified teachers, and home nutrition to boost youth fitness and family health.
The piece lauds Colonel Glenns triple orbit coverage as a triumph of free media contrasted with Soviet secrecy. It notes millions watched on TV or listened by radio, cites costly live coverage exceeding $2 million, and argues open reporting undercuts Soviet propaganda while proving American openness.
Readers learn that The Manchester Journal requested the first right to announce the new Manchester School principal and the School Board honored that request. The Bennington Banner defends the board and praises honoring local press priorities while noting all papers were in the same position. The letter underscores support for community journalism norms and critiques of sensationalism.
Washington debate centers on a House amendment to bar Communist propaganda from overseas mail and to restrict domestic mail. Supporters argue it enforces international postal union rules. opponents warn of constitutional challenges and chilling effects on free speech.
Climatologists note microclimates show cities differ from rural areas in cloud cover temperatures wind and humidity. Proposals to alter large scale climate include dams and Arctic water pumps but risks and reversals worry experts. A nuclear approach to change radiation is deemed costly and unpredictable.
Lisa Tate reviews Morton Klass book East Indians in Trinidad. The study blends intimate village life with social structure, kinship, caste echoes, and the economic realities of Amity in 1957 58. The work links Indian heritage with Trinidan social life and raises questions about our own values.
Vermont leaders envision a long range statewide plan with regional groupings and larger districts. Bennington could form a regional planning commission and seek a federal loan for a funded program, while Manchester could host the regional government center.
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