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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Editorial notes chaos in local ski arrangements as the Four Area Association shrinks to Three and factions split into the Hub backed Three Area Association and the Green Mountain Resort Association. Lodges fail to align with any booking service creating murky information during holidays.
The piece argues Snow Valley should join Bromley Stratton and Magic Mountain to create a unified information and booking service. It criticizes two agencies for duplicating services, notes unpaid lodge shares and policy disputes, and urges Manchester to organize as a true hub of Eastern skiing with coordinated data and publicity.
The Mona Lisa opens in Washington at the National Gallery and then travels to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art for four weeks. Viewers anticipate a legendary experience despite aging, cracking, and overexposure myths, as the painting draws crowds eager to witness a fabled work valued at $100 million.
Leslie R. Severinghaus of the Haverford School argues in the Journal of the Association of College Admissions Counselors that ultimate performance in society comes from social concern and integrity, not just brains and grades. He urges colleges to value leadership, decency, communication, and cooperation over test scores.
The article argues Katanga's secession risks Congo chaos and a wider Cold War struggle. It credits U.N. intervention under Dag Hammarskjold and Eisenhower Kennedy for stabilization and warns against abandoning the operation to avoid a broader conflict.
A letter from Pownal argues against clinging to old homesteading concepts. It calls for using land for housing and subsistence projects, funded by government labor, with modern tools and better public understanding to attract participants.
Florence E. Winchell urges Bennington voters to support a new union high school and local development to attract families. She sketches tourism routes and town growth including Old Bennington, Route 9, Mount Anthony, and several local institutions. The piece argues the school and amenities would keep youths from leaving Vermont and revitalize the area.
Albany reports the 1963 New York Legislature opens with a harmony theme as Gov Rockefeller and GOP leaders Mahoney and Carlino align on objectives. No tax increases are planned, Condon-Wadlin reform is eyed, and efforts to boost tourism target state revenue while party unity frames the session.
A Dec 20 reprint notes WNDT New York becomes the city's first educational TV station joining a national system of over 70 outlets. It traces funding, station battles, and the shift from donor finance to federal aid while stressing the aim to balance education with engaging programs and public service.
Quote from Sam Levenson cited in Parade about a mother who valued family over romance, joking that her eight kids made a marriage work and she считает the Papa lacks romance as a lucky factor.
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