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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
Editorial argues a $3 billion yearly shipbuilding program is needed to avert a warship gap as most vessels date from World War II. Navy advocates press for about 70 new ships annually through 1971, favoring conventional propulsion unless nuclear power is clearly superior.
The article catalogs absurd Hollywood rules from Leo Rostens critique. It notes pay for turning off a faucet, electricians staffing switches for fans, greensmen for ground plants, and hay handling restrictions. It highlights cost disparity in costuming and argues unions shield jobs while driving production abroad.
A Hartford Courant editorial urges Gov-elect Hoff to approach Vermont’s first parimutuel track in Pownal with open mind. It argues gambling exists widely in Vermont and cautions against treating the track as uniquely immoral while urging acceptance of new business in 1962.
The piece argues Western democracies face a common crisis in modern governance. It weighs Gaullism in Europe, Grand Coalition ideas in West Germany, and Italy, then shifts to the U.S. system. The author urges reform of the U.S. House Rules Committee while preserving Senate consensus and liberty protections.
Hal Boyle looks into 1963 with an optimistic view. Khrushchev forms a peace corps with odd items, US salaries rise as taxes fall, and a tax tweak caps wives’ claims. Katanga offers to pay UN bills if troops guard New York HQ. Truman’s poker chips humor and tiddlywinks by Caroline JFK appear. More folks reach 65, pension time nears.
A column reflects on the nickel's return as a valid postage unit after January 7 for first class letters. It traces postal history from colonial times, the first five cent stamp featuring Benjamin Franklin, to George Washington’s likeness, and recalls Pony Express days. It notes mail carriers' dangers and a slogan urging public help to keep mail safe.
Readers praise Eisenhower Truman and Stevenson while criticizing HUAC and the Vermont Educational Television debate. The letter cites six congressmen who opposed the latest UN American Activities Committee appropriation and defends WCAX-TV against libel claims.
A reader responds to a Brattleboro Reformer editorial arguing about whether a statewide network should be run by the University of Vermont or a new corporate body. The Vermont Commission on Educational Television opposes UVM control citing federal licensing rules and governance concerns.
Wendy seven declares her career goal amid dinner talk as archaeologist paleontologist zoologist in a Taftsville Vermont household. Alberta Canham White submits to the Christian Science Monitor the lighthearted line that she will be a Plain Ole Everyday Mommy.
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