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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
An alumni led Williams College trustees review proposes limiting or eliminating fraternities to unlock full educational potential. The editorial notes fraternities involve 94 percent of students, influence the campus climate, and reflect a broader move among liberal arts colleges to prioritize preparation for contemporary life over old traditions. It lauds the report for thoroughness and calls for responsible reform while cautioning against assigning all ills to Greek life.
A 900 doctor walkout in Saskatchewan over the provincial medical care plan is portrayed as a damaging move that may cost lives and erode public trust. The piece argues the strike hurts doctors’ image and risks prompting stricter government action as sick patients suffer and demand for care remains.
Three newly independent states Algeria Rwanda and Burundi face futures tied to relations with former rulers. Congo lessons show UN intervention can stabilize transition with Belgian, French support. Rwanda and Burundi may retain Belgian presence with careful timing and technical aid.
The analysis notes Belgian support totaling 59 million to back two budgets with a combined 50 percent deficit and a nine million extraordinary budget for economic development. It warns Algeria may face factional conflict after independence but urges unity to avoid a civil war harming regional interests and Western support for the provisional government.
President Kennedy's Fourth of July remarks revived the theme of American partnership with a united Western Europe but kept the concept deliberately vague. He cited Jefferson and interdependence, noted Europe's unity still evolving, and suggested any partnership depends on European moves toward greater unity and congressional debate.
A Montpelier gardener revisits his early doubts about chemical gardening. He argues organic techniques yield better home garden results, cites observations on his quarter-acre plot, and notes sparrows and handpicking cutworms as effective controls. Selections from Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring appear in The New Yorker, hinting at broad impact.
A look at how postcards evolved from travel notes to a dominant American art form. It classifies four types lyrical obligatory humorous and practical and notes a fifth disheartening category of lost wallets and urgent pleas for money.
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker announced a temporary program to revive the Canadian dollar cutbacks on duty free imports to 75 dollars per year 25 dollars per trip plus tariffs raised to 15 percent. The move aims to curb Canadian money leaving for the United States affecting Vermont merchants and cross border shoppers.
The Egyptian president says census growth signals poverty and urges state guidance on birth control. The Archbishop of Canterbury praises modern youth for frankness and openness.
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