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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Graded School District asks voters to finance up to 17000 for safety improvements in three buildings to meet state fire marshal orders. Approval would win about 4600 in state aid, funded by a 9 cent tax for two years. without aid the district would pay more.
Pownal residents vote to study zoning as a race track looms, signaling town planning will prioritize orderly growth. Suggestions include a simple ordinance and a three year interim measure to curb rapid development while regional planning joins in.
President Kennedy endorses a policy recognizing the right of federal employees to join or refrain from joining unions while prohibiting strikes and union shops. The plan restricts bargaining power, bars unions that discriminate or are corrupt, and aligns with a Coolidge era stance on public safety. Public support cited as rationale for Kennedy's policy.
Marquis Childs interviews President Kennedy reflecting on a year in office. Kennedy cites growth in personal judgment and patience, gaining confidence to override presumption of authority while handling crises from Laos to Congo. He values his aides and learns to balance power with cautious decision making.
In John 8. Knight's Detroit Free Press Notebook a prominent citizen voices concern that poorer citizens control government and tax policy diverts wealth to voters. He cites wartime taxes persisting, expanded income and property taxes, and rising import duties as signs of fiscal strain, with Athens 363 B C attributed to Socrates.
The piece analyzes President Kennedy’s push for a faster economy to lift tax receipts and balance the 1963 budget. It notes rising industrial output, increasing personal income, and forecasts of higher corporate profits, while warning of risks such as a possible steel strike next summer.
A California couple seeks to remove Tarzan books from a school library claiming immorality while school authorities reinstated them noting a marriage scene in an early Burroughs novel. The author argues children seek entertainment and questions censorious campaigns.
The letter argues ski access road proposals burden the ski industry developers towns and state. The author compares theater pricing in New York noting willingness to pay $6 for an orchestra seat and $6.60 for another fee.
The writer rebuts Ed Levin and Linus Pauling while extolling the unknown factor of resolve in battles like Britain and Gettysburg. He cites ski tow taxes as a way to fund roads and state services, arguing industry gains in Vermont warrant infrastructure without special state roads or police contingents. Stratton.
The Bennington County Service Committee of the Vermont Division of the American Cancer Society thanks The Banner for Bob Hagerman's article on their work. The feature prompted donations of transportation and dressing supplies from Mrs Dorothy Leonard of North Bennington.
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