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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is dated Monday January 28 1963 and published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
Editorial argues Medicare is sounder this year but faces defeat in 1963 as Congress demands cuts. It urges administration to actively persuade the public and repudiate claims of socialized medicine to ensure elderly access to medical care amid rising costs.
A Banner feature notes Dorset in Bennington County faces a shift from a friendly manual telephone service to a dial system within 15 weeks. Residents praise Frances Scott and her assistants for nine years of responsive service as Dorset prepares for progress and a new municipal fire warning system amid public utility regulation concerns.
The State of California presses the federal government for 7.5 million dollars claiming aid financed Civil War operations to deter the Confederacy along the Overland Trail. After 90 years the demand persists, while Washington plans to borrow 12 billion for large projects.
The Week in Review notes President de Gaulle's opposition to Britain's EU entry risks delaying Europe’s unity. France’s allies support British membership, while Brussels resumes talks today. France’s push for an independent nuclear deterrent and a Paris Bonn axis is viewed as incompatible with a modern European bloc.
The piece discusses prospects for a workable test ban accord this year with Soviet on-site inspections and France's likely inclusion. It also notes Vermont reform battles over reapportionment, Gov. Hoff’s modernization push, Cuba military buildup concerns, income tax changes affecting Vermonters, and a New Orleans case where a district attorney fights Bourbon Street corruption amid judicial pushback.
The passage attributes social dominance to ancestral geography and race, referencing Carleton Coon and David Sarnoff. It argues that Caucasoid and Mongoloid groups rose due to favorable earth regions and climate, with later challenges from newer inventions and evolving competition.
Governor Rockefeller faces a record 1963 64 budget driven by $140 million in education costs and a $40 million revenue drop. He pledges no tax increases while departments trim vacancies. Tuition hikes at state colleges and a $1 billion education buildout loom as key fixes. Dr. T Norman Hurd leads the plan as a balanced budget is promised next week.
The piece weighs President Kennedy's proposed budget and tax cut against thrift ideals, arguing for a public, nonpartisan briefing to explain the economy and budget options. It urges nationwide study groups and evaluates the need for clear summaries to foster informed debate on growth, employment, and revenues.
A pretty young girl waited hours in a stalled car. Two young hikers offered to push her to a gas station. They toiled for over a mile before realizing they had passed the station. She quipped they don’t give trading stamps. Uncle Mat's Monthly Letter.
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