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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation. It is issued from 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont, serving as a regional newspaper.
Bennington Water Department refuses new service to a cross town water main in Bennington Flats while voters consider a $20 000 appropriation to reimburse Greater Bennington Schools Inc for part of the line. Officials seek a comprehensive survey to map supply limits and guide a fair charge policy and financing plan for outside consumers.
The surprise stance by U.S. Senator George D. Aiken against the proposed 200 million dollar U N bond loan alarms supporters of global cooperation and pleases Communist critics. Aiken, a progressive Republican with U N experience, argues for a direct appropriation instead. The clash signals a Capitol Hill fight that could test U S backing for the U N and its Congo agenda.
The piece urges Congress to act to curb the next recession and supports the President’s proposals for unemployment insurance improvements, standby authority for public works, and temporary tax cuts. It notes past recessions of 1954 1958 and 1960, emphasizes the wealth loss and shorter recoveries, and argues tax relief could quickly boost demand. It cites the Committee for Economic Development backing and defends a conservative path to stabilization.
A Bennington College opinion study cited in U S News and World Report traces how inherited wealth figures like Kennedy Harriman Rockefeller and Lehman veer toward liberal politics over 25 years. The project led by Theodore Newcomb focused on measuring opinions and their change rather than specific political positions.
New York based profile of actress Julie Harris who lives by a last chance doctrine, explains her drive for perfection, and how she channels inner intensity into stage work. She describes brooding, coping by counting to 100, and her acclaim with nearly 20 acting awards.
Durant quotes in his recent book The Age of Reason Begins that religions are born and may die while superstition endures. He notes only the fortunate can take life without mythology.
The AP notes that utility earnings and stock prices mirror uneven U.S. regional patterns and the business cycle. For the 12 months ending Nov 30, 89 power utilities earned 1.246 billion after tax, up 3 percent from the prior year, while AT&T pushed the combined total to 2.517 billion with a 4 percent gain.
The article recounts Groundhog Day lore with the star woodchuck’s hibernation, emergence, and weather prophecy role. It notes his fat reserves, seasonal diet, and burrow activity, plus historical views in New Hampshire and a Groundhog banquet in Punxsutawney. It mentions North American marmot traits and youth independence.
A reader argues that tinkering with tariffs cannot fix a sick economy driven by population growth and unemployment. The author links welfare, taxes, and industrial decline to historical cycles, warning against politics that delay fixing underlying works and urging a shift toward human ingenuity and growth as true progress.
Marcel and Michael Lettre, students at Bennington Catholic High School, serve as caretakers and supervisors of the Village Recreation Committee's skating rink at Memorial Park Playground. They regulate skater conduct, sweep the ice, and assist with flooding a new surface on cold nights.
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