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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The piece examines railway unions pushing for a full crew law despite automation, cites state fireman exemptions, and notes mixed industry impacts. It references Samuel Gompers, Henry Ford II, Walter Reuther, and American Tel and Tel claiming employment grows with tech. It argues automation advances productivity and may create new industries while posing job displacement concerns.
A Senate Foreign Relations Committee probe will examine when lawyers registered to represent foreign powers become lobbyists with high paid government missions. Notable figures cited include John Foster Dulles Dean Acheson Thomas E Dewey George W Ball and Harold Cooley's sugar policy sphere. The inquiry aims to map the overlap between legal advocacy and statecraft amid a sugar import quota dispute.
The Lake Champlain area yields large cats and a 20 minute 100 foot shore carp catch by 12 year old James Campion near Burlington. Deer booklet and bee venom explained by Olin Mathison Corp. Gilbert Wilcox promotes spin fishing on Battenkill with Mepps No 1 lure. Outdoor Writers' Convention features Dot and Ernie Lind from New Hampshire known for Gun Thunder Hill exhibition.
Frederick Rudolph’s history The American College and University surveys the evolution from colonial to modern higher education. The review highlights the shift from pietistic curricula to liberal arts plus science, the rise of public universities and land grant schools, and the professor as scholar. It notes the book’s mix of anecdote, theory, and advocacy for standards.
An opinion piece argues cultural and sports figures serve as effective goodwill ambassadors better than diplomats. It cites Pablo Casals Benny Goodman Joe DiMaggio Louis Armstrong Floyd Patterson Van Cliburn Mickey Mantle Frank Sinatra Arlene Francis and Eleanor Roosevelt as examples of outreach, while noting diplomats often fail to connect with foreign publics.
A Christian Science Monitor overview cites the Committee for Economic Development proposing adaptation over controls. It urges moving labor from agriculture to nonfarm sectors, with adjusted prices for crops, cropland programs, a soil bank, and income protection to ease transition and raise rural incomes.
Betty Cochran reflects on teen drivers and the updated pink booklet of rules. She notes faster speeds and new timing of road use, cites hand signals as outdated yet still taught, and observes teens’ savvy at testing limits. The tone is humorous and observational about Cape Cod driving habits.
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