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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
NAACP leader Roy Wilkins warns a Negro march on Washington is still possible and faces criticism. Segregationists vow not to be intimidated while moderates fear strategic risks. Some demonstrators hope for a nonviolent, controlled display despite concerns of violence and political backlash.
A Vermont case unfolds around Mario Paris who vanished with nearly $18,000 from a planned European tour. The Banner notes fraud charges, unsettled travel fraud patterns, and concerns about xenophobia fueling suspicion toward outsiders as officials weigh regulatory responses and the risks of trust in travel schemes.
The Northeast Kingdom redevelopment designation brings St. Johnsbury priority for federal aid to a sewage project and shows local initiative by launching off street parking without aid. Officials note job creation and reduced surplus food demand signaling improving economic health.
The piece argues Kennedy’s Italy trip showed his grasp of power uses and limits amid Italy's democracy plus past fascist costs. It compares him to Hadrian, notes Italy’s reform battles, and weighs U S influence on Italian politics and corruption issues.
The piece reflects on the heat wave era scarcity of fishermen and notes dawn and dusk as ideal times at Sucker Pond, recounting memories from 1926 27 to 1931. It details road decline logging impacts on fish populations and mentions the Long Trail and local figures like Emory Wheeler and the Bennington Rod and Gun Club work night.
The Carpenters of Pownal are traced through generations from Jeremiah and his three sons who fought at Bennington to descendants in Vermont and beyond. Land changes, road shifts, and a fiery collapse of the Eldred house shape local memory, while Hannah Holt recalls farm life, trade, and migrations that spread the family from Pow nal to Kansas and Ohio.
Hutsonville Herald notes a humorous saying that matrimony is an institute of learning where a man loses his bachelor’s degree and his wife earns a master’s. The quip reflects social wit in the local column.
Rep. Bob Wilson of California opens a speech with a provocative remark about Washington DC being dubbed "Father Kennedy's Boys Town" by Les Carpenter in Quote. The comment frames political culture with a charged nickname and prompts reaction from contemporaries.
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