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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
A Vermont editorial argues for accurate statistics on the holiday ski boom in southwestern Vermont. It cites Bromley Mt. and Mt. Snow figures, notes bed occupancy in Manchester and Bennington, and stresses the value of ticket types, resort smaller areas, and sources for compiling trends. The piece posits a joint effort by the Vermont Development Department or regional associations to gather comprehensive data.
The fall in the consumer price index signals a shift toward price stability. A 0.1 point November dip and an expected December decline suggest inflation may ease. If prices stay steady, profits and wages could rise without a runaway boom, though defense spending and crises risk future instability.
A New Year statement by Guatemala's President Fuentes accuses the United States of pledging support to Guatemala in pressuring Britain over British Honduras and for using U S good offices in the Cuban invasion planning. The State Department denies a formal pledge, while sources suggest CIA involvement may explain Fuentes' remarks.
Commissioner Charles T. Shea argues for modernizing Vermont property tax assessment. He cites outdated listing, need for full-time assessors, improved review, and uniform practices, urging press to push taxpayers toward reform and lawmakers to act.
In a rough neighborhood school a fifth grade class studied Thomas A Edison. A teacher asked a boy what he thought was the inventor's greatest discovery. He answered with a grim joke stating the electric chair as Edison’s greatest discovery.
Bennington's four golf courses puzzle Manchester readers. Ben Wrobel, president of Manchester Chamber of Commerce, asks in a letter how Bennington keeps four courses while Manchester, eight miles away, relies on its two and the nearby Dorset Club. He notes Manchester as a cultural center and urges more golf facilities to host visitors.
The remark credits a single able teacher with sparking many students and calls for more teachers of that type beyond mere methodological pedagogy, attributed to A Whitney Griswold of Yale University.
A Washington AP analysis, after a year in office, argues Kennedy channels Eisenhower and Macmillan, avoiding open brawls with opponents. It contrasts with de Gaulle and Khrushchev, notes Truman's tougher style, and suggests a shift to more negotiated politics amid Cold War pressures.
Washington reports on Alan Villiers vivid portrait of Goa Damao and Diu as the Portuguese empire fades. He describes Pangim Mandovi Zuari views markets schools ferries and multi religious life before India asserts control and Diu falls to Indian troops.
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