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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily publication except Sundays and holidays, issued by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont, serving local news and community notices.
President Kennedy faces a productive year ahead but faces a hostile Congress. The piece argues the House is unrepresentative due to gerrymandered districts and rural bias, with seniority and a strong Rules Committee blocking major reforms. It warns national needs require a responsive legislature, not a negative one.
The Fish and Game Department says coyote populations in Vermont are not rising dangerously and depredations remain minimal. The piece notes coyotes favor remote, night habitats and describes physical traits and range, with local sightings around Bennington and Shaftsbury.
A critique of the Congressional Record argues it overflows with unfunded content from vanity publishers and staff insertions. It cites examples, notes proposed reforms requiring different typefaces for nonspoken material, and urges clearer separation of actual proceedings from speeches and editorials.
The loss of Sen. Robert S. Kerr removes a major organizer of the Kennedy agenda in the 66 member Senate majority. Kerr’s mastery of finance and space committee leadership helped push key measures, aided by allies like Lyndon Johnson, while his Oklahoma base and Kerr McGee holdings shaped power and policy in Washington.
At 87 Faxon Bowen of Pownal Maine? Vermont? remains a forceful, independent voice. A former North Adams mayor and long time woodsman, he reflects on New England independence, tracks in Vermont politics, and his wartime and CCC leadership, while guiding local water and development issues amid a life of public service.
In Vermont the core question is whether ETV should be operated by a separate corporate body with UVM input or kept under state university control. The letters argue the split report reflects concerns about commercial influence and urge focus on delivering educational TV benefits to children and residents.
The exchange presents a quip about middle age and the father son dialogue. It also notes a Wall Street Journal observation that politics creates odd bedfellows because diverse people share the same bank.
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