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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Editorial notes bipartisan Senate support for a new Medicare plan that adopts the Social Security approach, extends benefits to nonparticipants, and includes a private insurance option to attract Republican votes. It marks a shift away from turning healthcare for the aged into a political football.
A Berkshire Eagle reprint recalls the old home Fourth of July meals with fried chicken ice cream and family chatter. The author notes changing menus and safety warnings about firecrackers, recounting a close call with a box of firecrackers and the meal’s lively, heat ridden feasting.
Mrs. Gerald E. Northrop of Castleton Vermont praises the Supreme Court ruling against New Yorks school prayer. She notes the decision reflects First Amendment bounds and urges families to prayer more at home and in church, with President Kennedys call for greater religious practice.
Washington urges a multilateral gold exchange system to support a broader Common Market. The piece argues the United States must share monetary burden as gold withdrawals stress the dollar while central banks coordinate to stabilize world trade and currencies.
The piece argues against cheap honors from universities citing Oxford’s Chaplin and Rusk as examples. It cites Chaplin’s past legal and tax issues and contrasts Bennington Cornell and Virginia with institutions that avoid honorary degrees. It contends honors are hollow if not deserved and warns of devaluing recognition.
In a daily column, Sam Dawson notes the stock market slump touched 17 million Americans, including housewives and workers. New York leads holders by total, California by second, but per capita Connecticut tops at 18.1 percent, with Vermont fifth at 14.1 percent. The piece links this to a dill pickle philosophy of investing in American firms.
A fragment notes how local actions aim to propel national advancement and suggests other states may mirror these efforts as a path forward for the country.
The piece notes a large ad firm teaching a rich friend’s son the business and clipping a debate over a Sunday 3 pm air slot for a new summer show The executive protests that 3 o clock Sundays clash with polo and the gag reflects the era. It also adds brief quips about breakfast in bed and a jest about the Jones family chasing the moon.
Stanley C. Kemmerer argues against Herbert G. Ogden's letter on unified school districts. He contends the cost figures omit other projects, praises practical courses, warns against limiting education to academics, notes teacher shortages, and defends consolidated schools as benefiting all children.
The Banner publishes a thank you note from Mrs. R. N. Fabricus chairman of the Well-Baby Clinic praising the paper for coverage that increased attendance. Readers learned of the clinic through the Banner and parents credit it for referrals.
The ruling bars any government body from composing an official prayer for school use while allowing ceremonial religious expressions in public life. It notes possible broader implications for Bible reading, parade of language, and federal aid to faith schools, with silent prayer proposals debated.
Dr. Margaret Mead argues for educated options and peace over enforced marriage. A shift occurs as urban life gains legitimacy beyond rural virtue. Robert C. Weaver critiques frontier town depictions while Evelyn Waugh notes a novelist’s collaboration as odd.
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