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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont. It serves as the local Hudson Valley area newspaper with regional coverage and community notices.
The State Department labels the downing of an unarmed jet by the Soviet Union a brutal act. The incident marks the ninth such shooting at or near American aircraft in about 15 years of Cold War tensions. The piece questions detente and notes the deaths underscore a fragile peace.
Lawmakers move to a six week session to consider Gov. Hoff’s program with Feb 29 as the adjournment target. An extension option preserves full debate time. Bipartisan backing signals a fair hearing for education and administration proposals.
Jimmie Breslin recalls smoking as a child in a New York Herald Tribune piece comparing penny Wings cigarettes with today’s anti smoking campaigns. The memo notes past dares, nun watchfulness, and the shift to warnings and stricter access, while asserting the cigarette allure for kids persists.
Senator Kuchel of California endorses Nelson Rockefeller for the presidential nomination, arguing a GOP win hinges on big state support and acceptance of progressive policy. The piece weighs California’s June primary, Goldwater’s path, and a possible Scranton Kuchel ticket amid party divides and urban-state leverage.
Democrats and GOP eye suburban and city voting blocks as Rockefeller leads in New Hampshire while Goldwater remains influential. The New Hampshire lottery fuels turnout and shifts campaign dynamics amid labor and minority support for Rockefeller, with Scranton rising in Pennsylvania and Nixon fading in California.
Doris L. Bah an of Shaftsbury writes in response to The Banner editorial about Gov Hoff s tax program. She urges readers to study Profiles in Courage and praises factual reporting on votes, urging Vermont Legislature coverage and public access to government documents.
Feature on Dr. Robert B. Hamilton speaking to Bennington parents about local education reform. The piece contrasts Vermont's funding limits with Williamstown's multi-system investment, critiques tenure and school boards, and notes past defeat of the Bennington union high school plan. It ends with a dramatic nod to Marblehead reformers and a warning about parental action.
Senator Barry Goldwater recounts a self described apocryphal incident at a country club where the manager told him to leave after recognizing his name. He allegedly insisted on playing nine holes noting he is only half Jewish. Don Ross reports in the New York Herald Tribune.
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