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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk faced questions from Strom Thurmond about linking civil rights to U.S. foreign policy. Rusk argued the facts do not imply Communist endorsement. The piece condemns Thurmond and fellow lawmakers Ellender and Eastland for hindering Congress and harming national interests.
A judo teacher in Hawaii trains his six year old daughter to cope with male peers who tease her. A boy pulls her pigtails and she sends him sprawling, prompting reflections on gender dynamics and the future for both children and marriage in a provocative commentary.
The Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus reports a July 1 tax increase on meals and drinks sold away from home. Expect higher prices on snacks liquor and lunch items under the new law projected to raise about 1.7 million dollars. Cafeterias at UVM and National Life offices will collect the tax, while small operators may gain a penny on some sales.
The article argues Western unity is fraying as postwar institutions like the Marshall Plan NATO and the Common Market outgrow their purpose. It notes Germany’s division Britain Ireland and Scandinavia in the six and predicts Europe moving toward looser links with Eastern Europe while Church relations in Poland Hungary shift toward greater freedom. The piece calls for rethinking American policy beyond a partitioned Europe as the postwar order breaks up.
Edward R. Murrow contrasts advertising as a simple, accessible tool with entrenched propaganda, likening Berlin’s Wall to a stripped hunger for control. He cites the Wall as a machine of repression versus a lunch counter symbolizing lively, open civic life.
The passage argues that Gen. de Gaulle anticipated the breakup of the postwar order and acted on it, while asking which Western leader will pioneer the post postwar era and shape the new order ahead of others.
Walter Pater’s idea of the enchanted distance frames modern nostalgia as a lure toward a past that seems gentler than it was. Duffus’s Nostalgia U.S.A. argues progress is real but critic Atkinson sees a liberal defense of today. the review cites Jared Van Wagenin Jr. and a cracker barrel philosophy as central dispute.
The letter-writer criticizes a Voice of America segment on the Alabama racial crisis and cautions about sun viewing dangers during the July 20 eclipse. Dr G J Bertrand warns against looking at the sun directly, advising viewers to rely on pictures in newspapers or TV for safe eclipses.
Hal Boyle muses on dieting and social pressure as strangers comment on weight while attempting another four times yearly diet. He jokes about dieting extremes and the stubborn air fat theory, describing sneaky appetite triggers and the social prompts to slim down.
A July 9 meeting of the state Board of Education grilled budget cuts by Gov Hoff and the legislature while pushing for sweeping reorganization. The plan would shrink local boards to abolish many town boards, leaving a master superintendent and a corps of specialists, despite opposition from members like John Kristensen who warned of public interest.
A Denver Post note cites Lubbock sources claiming wealthy Texan cotton traders intend to purchase the abandoned Alcatraz prison to place a gun on the rock.
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