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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
A New Year message from Khrushchev signals steps toward mutual arms reduction and nuclear free zones. In the United States Johnson and Erhard push for new strategies toward a divided Germany, while Berlin negotiates beyond January 5. McNamara flags about a one billion dollar defense budget cut signaling a cooling of arms competition.
The Nation questions Galbraiths plan to tackle poverty by placing the poorest counties or districts in zones of top education and generous grants. It argues schools alone cannot fix deep poverty, cites 20 million in poverty and 26 million in minimum adequacy, and notes brain drain from states like West Virginia. It warns against impractical deployments and calls for broader government investment.
Mr. Khrushchev’s New Year remarks align with peace aims, noting the need for coexistence without a single treaty. He warns against naive wordplay and argues the US and Soviet Union now follow diverging but parallel courses with room for cooperation as the arms race costs rise.
The piece cites Carl Zuckmayer and Edna Waugh Townsend to argue Vermont remains vital through rural identity, education, and immigration of youth. It laments urban style expansion, cites factory closures, and urges local boards to study a letter about mobile homes spoiling rural views as part of a broader threat to community life.
In letters to The Banner readers commend Simon Moselsio for his simple, universal art and Herta Moselsio as a matching spirit. They reflect on religion, community values, and calls to defend school religious instruction, while urging civic responsibility and constructive legislative input in Vermont.
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