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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays. Printed by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Bennington voters are called to an 8 p.m. meeting to decide if the Town Farm property can be sold to the Mt. Anthony Union School District as one of two possible sites for a proposed new union high school. The vote guides the school board on site selection and reflects public opinion while clarifying that the sale does not commit to site use.
A Newport Express reader laments socialist ideas and notes a high school student who failed to exchange a two one dollar bills for silver dollars. The class debates currency history and the meaning of two bill inscriptions One Dollar In Silver Payable To Bearer On Demand and One Dollar.
AP analysis notes De Gaulle plans to recognize the Chinese Communists as rulers of mainland China, challenging U S policy. The shift could alter UN seats, Southeast Asia strategy, and the long Formosa alliance, reshaping tensions after Korea and amid Cold War dynamics.
Hal Boyle profiles John Browning a top concert pianist from Denver and Los Angeles who rose to fame after winning the Brussels gold medal in 1956. The piece covers his start in music, busy travel schedule, financial scales per appearance, hours at the piano, personal life, and pressures of maintaining peak performance. Browning notes a male dominated field, with serious demands and little time for marriage.
New York Republicans criticize Governor Rockefeller's 1964 legislative program as lacking issues for campaign use. They faulted the budget for no tax increase yet no higher school aid, while opposition to railroad full-crew repeal stirs union pull. GOP leaders urge local issue campaigns despite Rockefeller's veto risk.
Visiting editor surveys postcolonial nations from Zanzibar to Cyprus and India, noting how 600 African troops loot minorities in Zanzibar and birth rates hinder Indian reform. He warns communism adopts many guises from guerrilla tactics to political moderation, while Western critics demand policy shifts amid global transitions.
The budget calls for diverting funds from defense to domestic welfare with a 1.5 billion boost to Health, Education and Welfare and new programs to attack poverty. Defense cuts are framed as a security choice, with praise for McNamara and Budget Director Gordon for shaping the plan. The plan marks a historic pivot toward poverty relief and social programs.
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