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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Vermont educators clash over how to reorganize schools with Governor Hoff’s plan for mandated regional mergers facing opposition. Proponents say state action is fastest to quality education while opponents defend local control and incentives. The issue likely to dominate campaign chatter and the governor race.
In a Cyprus crisis, Britain asks NATO partners for military help to avert civil war between Greek and Turkish communities. The author argues against a unilateral British-dominated solution, urges mass allied policing, and calls for shared responsibility among NATO powers with Greece and Turkey approval.
Landgrove column critiques the Simpson plan for education funding and the Equalization Report. The writer warns small towns and one room schools would lose under Simpson, arguing the plan lacks a minimum funding floor and could end the one room school. He expects a future analysis of Simpson figures.
A reflection on whether television serves public wants or producers choice. The piece notes ratings skew toward comedies and light drama, limiting viewer options, and suggests polling non viewers could reveal real demand beyond prime time. It cites Quote Magazine and Burlington Free Press as references.
Hal Boyle prints humorous remarks about dieting and weight loss from a fictional exchange between George and others. The snippets touch on temptations, excuses, and ironic visuals like mashed potato baths and desserts, highlighting the futility and quirks of dieting conversations.
A reader thanks Wilmington responders and hospitals for a gas emergency at a Stone Hill Road cottage. A Bennington letter compares state taxes in Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, and Virginia, arguing Vermont’s advantages and urging better education and opportunities. Another voice defends the film Mondo Cane and cautions against blaming movies for youth morals, urging parental responsibility. A final anecdote recalls a minister at a racetrack learning a gambling lesson from a win.
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