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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The CIA released figures showing the Soviet Union growing under 2.5 percent annually for the past two years, while the United States grows around 5 percent. The report cites shifts from heavy industry to refined sectors, military and space spending, and agricultural decline as causes. The release is framed as a non collapsist assessment with potential policy implications in Western Europe and NATO.
The Rutland Herald laments a Zanzibar revolt a month after Gov. Hoff’s December visit. The piece notes Arabs and Africans, hints of leftist influence, and defends the governor from fomenting revolution in Vermont while joking about exporting revolutionary zeal. It closes with a satirical nod to Vermont’s search for stability.
At a National Security Council meeting President Johnson presided over a tense briefing on Indonesia under Sukarno as he presses Malaysia. Attorney General Kennedy, seated in, advised on Jakarta talks and West New Guinea, while U.S. aid programs hover near critical expiration.
A travel narrative describes Fiji with its 300 islands led by Viti Levu and Suva. It contrasts urban Suva’s rough edges with a lively open air market and the easygoing mix of Fijian and Indian residents. The author visits Mbau by village boat, meets the Buli, tours a church with a cannibalism baptismal font, and observes village life and taro by the sea.
The piece weighs similarities between Panamanian protests and Egypt’s 1956 Suez actions. It notes U S control is indefinite, Panamanians gain jobs and fees, and 36 000 Americans in the zone with 10 000 troops. It argues a total takeover is unlikely without an armed conflict.
Letters criticize Sunderland schools leader Robert Vail and Albert Lawrence for high per pupil spending with limited results. A reader mocks Gov Hoff and warns to spend millions before the one room schools are deemed acceptable. Another note discusses Christmas card reuse and charity mailings. Finally a quote from Barry Goldwater's The Conscience of a Conservative is cited.
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