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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1962
Page
4
The Citizens Study Committee of the Bennington Grad ed School District is urged to reactivate to review current enrollments and plan for potential consolidation with the town district. A union high school district may be proposed, with a vote likely in June, requiring broad community information and active citizen involvement.
The State of the Union tariff-cutting program aims to phase out tariffs over five years with 50 percent cuts on others, backed by aid for workers and safeguards. It faces opposition from U S protectionists and European free traders, with broad implications for the West and Cold War alignment.
The Saturday Review quotes Thomas M. Cooley II stating that graduates from even top colleges cannot write proper English. He blames colleges and schools for the decline, noting English composition is poorly taught except in elite programs. The piece urges teachers and parents toward greater effort to reverse illiteracy.
The 1960s GOP faces a public image crisis as leaders, including Ray Bliss and William Miller, push a 19 point program to rebuild. Republicans confront losses and internal divisions while stressing a forward looking, change embracing stance to counter Democratic gains.
President Kennedy’s State of the Union signals a flexible strategy as he faces possible defeats in Congress on education and medical care. He hints at appealing to voters in the fall while pursuing a broader, cautious grand design aligned with decolonization and nonalignment, balancing civil rights and trade aims.
A Banner columnist defends diverse opinions and urges readers to express views through letters to editors, representatives, sponsors, and media. The piece notes many speak up at extremes while the middle often stays silent, and urges action to voice both approval and discontent.
A humorous piece traces a woman who writes polite thank you letters after receiving towels, prompting repeated gift shipments and a mounting pile of towels. It contrasts this with a cranky consumer letter about a missing pump handle, ending with a call to write more letters to spur change and even help the Post Office.
Lucien Hanks of Bennington College chaired the Vermont Labor and Farm Council conference on More Equitable Local Taxation at Goddard College last week. He steered a smooth program with humor while staff and participants deserve credit for behind the scenes work. A water safety reminder from Westchester County urges public systems to filter surface water to reduce virus contamination and supplement chlorination.
Letters to the Editor praise the Get-Tough Welfare editorial while weighing social welfare issues and criminal justice. Joseph P. Anderson of the National Association of Social Workers argues against the Newburgh Plan and tax cuts, and Edward Hawkes of Woodstock reflects on punishment versus execution in a Christian frame.
A reader in The Banner questions whether the death penalty is as unmerciful as life imprisonment, pondering the moral weight of capital punishment in modern justice.
The statement portrays fashion as a long running duel between prudery and style with James Laver noted as a leading British authority on dress history.
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