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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont, serving the local community with news and notices.
Editorial views mock the National Conference of Governors in Miami Beach as delegates fail to adopt positions on civil rights or other issues. The abolition of the resolutions committee is cited as a tactic favoring Nelson Rockefeller, with Republicans and Southern Democrats blamed for the outcome.
The piece argues past gubernatorial meetings yield little concrete results even on issues like decentralization and home rule. It notes clashes among governors such as Rockefeller Romney and Southern Democrats, and singles out William Scranton as possibly the sharpest executive for not attending.
Gallup poll after Kennedy's civil rights message shows 83 percent in the South expect whites and Negroes to share schools and public accommodations. Seventy five percent believe change will occur within ten years, a shift from 45 percent six years earlier. The change boosts prospects for peaceful integration.
An advocate argues Vermont towns should join union high school districts to provide diverse curricula and competitive college prep. The piece stresses parental autonomy should not hinder broader education and job readiness, viewing regional cooperation as a modern extension of pioneer cooperation.
Readers urged to use licensed travel agents rather than private individuals for Europe and other trips. Bennington and Manchester have licensed agents. travelers pay no extra, carriers cover commissions, warnings on shady arrangements.
Reader letters compare Sino Soviet talks and Khrushchev’s stance with United Nations policy. The items cite Khrushchev’s dinner with departing comrades and hope for a potential nuclear test ban agreement, while contrasting U N admission arguments and American officials’ positions.
A syndicated column argues that rejecting the draft U S test ban treaty would mean the United States rejects its own proposal from 1962. It says the core opposition fears lack of on site inspection and outer space testing.
The author argues that despite scientific progress, human misery grows globally and locally. He notes cultural pretenses mocked by Harold C Schonberg and criticizes the mockery of great figures like Dr. Albert Schweitzer by modern critics and libertarian detractors.
Governors at the Miami session avoided bold actions choosing not to adopt any resolutions. Rockefeller led civil rights boldness while Kennedy’s broader programs drew quiet opposition from some governors.
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