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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont with standard local newspaper operations.
Editorial lauds President Kennedy for a 298 to 125 House win on the foreign trade bill. It calls the measure a shift toward flexible tariff cuts, adjustment assistance for affected workers, and bipartisan support from Republicans including Eisenhower to promote Western economic unity.
AP analysis notes Wall Street fears a downturn while officials promise measures. It cites 1962 factors like stock volatility, a weak recovery, steel price shocks, inflation slowdown, and election-year policy risks as indicators of a possible recession, contrasted with construction and auto sales strength and savings.
The piece argues lawmakers push for a lower debt ceiling while resisting spending cuts, noting the debt grows with population and wealth. It questions Congress and figures like Senator Byrd, suggesting debt-limit wrangles are political cynicism and could force defense cuts or higher interest costs. It cites Eisenhower’s defense-cut view and contrasts administration stance on funding.
John Henry Faulk may receive only a nominal cash award from a 3.5 million dollar State Supreme Court libel ruling. The case highlights limits on private groups acting as public protectors who blacklist and defame citizens, amid broader debates over anti Communist activism and democratic freedoms.
A satirical collage notes Robert Kennedy and family members at party gatherings, joking about pool dunkings as undignified for the first family. It contrasts perceived decadence with public duty and cites editorials from multiple papers critiquing the behavior.
Detroit business leaders warn a long boom may fail to erase unemployment as auto production nears 7 million units. automation, decentralization, and overseas plants complicate gains. tax cuts and depreciation reform are urged while retraining programs begin to address 86,000 jobless in the area.
An AP sketch of office life shows daily personalities arriving at work. Characters include Happy Harry who smiles to win, The Clod who avoids talk, Robert Red Eye the hungover middle aged playboy, Genial George boosting morale, Sid the hypochondriac, Haunted Hubert rushing today’s tasks, Delbert the newlywed, Harold Highbrow the intellectual, and The Man Himself the demanding boss. The piece notes office drama overrides productivity.
New York Democratic leaders failed to settle on a gubernatorial candidate in a statewide poll run by State Chairman William H. McKeon. Voters split among Farley Stratton OConnor Samuels Roosevelt Jr Hogan and others, with many chairmen abstaining. The outcome offered no clear front runner and reflected past conventions where delegates decide the nomination.
Senate investigator Paul E. Kamerrick recounted a tedious trek through 16 offices at the Agriculture Department to collect Billie Sol Estes papers. Officials claimed a well knit system despite claims of disarray, while lawmakers and analysts noted rapid federal growth and rising payrolls. Raymond J. Crowley stood in for James Marlow.
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