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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
An obituary style reminiscence highlights Sir Winston Churchill’s enduring spirit at 87, his fricas sed meals, cigars and brandy, and his long battle with illness. It recalls childhood escapades, Harrow days, stammering, and a life turned to strength through deliberate speech and leadership.
The piece recalls Sir Winston Churchill's battles with pneumonia and pleurisy, a 1930s taxi accident in the United States after leaving Bernard Baruch's home, and his resilient spirit. It notes his autograph for a taxi driver, his zest for life, and stamina amid health trials, honoring his English and American lineage.
Hal Borland recalls a woods fire near his valley, sparked by unknown causes, and the rapid volunteer response that saved barns and timber. He reflects on fire dangers, neighborly help, and the caution country folk maintain about smoking and roadside flames.
The piece notes Senator Goldwater blasting a State Department Rostow study as dangerous after not reading it. It recalls Rostow's role in Cold War planning from Kennan to Eisenhower and Richard topics, and contrasts rational policy with partisan distrust during global tension.
Norman Cousins argues in Saturday Review that Americans sense an epic challenge but lack a way to invest individual effort. He notes a moral call for broader goals, with women increasingly driving reading and thinking while men seek active national policies. The piece urges turning energy into action.
Governor Rockefeller kicked off the South Mall project in Albany by demolishing the first three story brick building. The plan to convert the area into a state office complex aims to remove blight and spur progress as 65 hazardous structures are slated for removal this summer.
The United States closed its 1962 fiscal year on June 30 with expenses of 88 billion dollars and revenue of 81 billion, a 7 billion dollar deficit, the second largest postwar red. The piece notes historical deficits and Kennedy’s spending and tax-cut proposals amid a sluggish economy.
New York Conservative party nominates David Jaquith for governor and aims to trim Rockefeller’s 1958 margin. Central New York leader John McCarty says the movement targets GOP drift left and hopes to mobilize votes against the governor and support a Republican legislature if Democrats win.
A humorous exchange has a wife scolding George for his language over the phone while the husband complains about an endless or misdialed number. The brief gag centers on communication missteps and social etiquette in domestic life.
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