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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont with July 15 1964 edition noted.
Editorial: After the May defeat of Mt Anthony Union, six residents form the Norshaft group to study education alternatives for Shaftsbury and North Kensington. Open meetings invite press and public as they seek facts on district options and future construction needs. Paul E Warfield leads with strong ideas and opposes the union.
The Nor shaft committee, aiming to inform taxpayers about a school proposal, has twice closed meetings to the press and public under executive session. Critics say secrecy undermines believability and casts doubt on the group’s facts and figures.
Column argues Barry Goldwater leads a faction to seize the Republican party, calling for unconditional surrender of moderates and Eisenhower wings. It portrays Goldwater as restoring a new party line while linking Democratic shifts to the era of Roosevelt and Wilson.
The piece riffs on the 1964 presidential nominating conventions, noting the stagecraft of television and party bickering. It highlights Barry Goldwater and Scranton, the Atlantic City Dems, and satire about gender roles and convention pageantry while recalling Gov Hatfield’s keynote and the shifting ticket fantasies.
An obituary-style tribute recalls Brad Smith’s life as a gentle, kind, and dedicated writer whose weekly Small World column inspired students and readers. Notes on Shaftsbury events, helicopter rides, and Bennington politics reflect his value of humanity, brotherhood, and hopeful service.
Berkshire Eagle columnist George G. Connolly recounts Leo Durocher facing alienation of affections suit with $150,000 claim amid a Middlebury court scene. The piece traces Durocher’s career from the Yankees to the Dodgers and Giants, his marriages, lavish gifts to Carolyn Morin, and courtroom drama featuring Lt. Gov. Ralph Foote.
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