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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp. at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont, serving Lamoille and surrounding communities with local news and notices.
Editorial favors dual membership for Communist and Nationalist China in the United Nations. It argues Peiping should be admitted alongside Nationalist Taiwan to avoid conflict, urging U S endorsement of a peaceful, negotiated solution within the UN framework.
A Bennington County agricultural agent defends pesticides amid a flood of criticism from Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. He argues poisons boost food production while critics warn chemicals poison people and ecosystems. The piece rails at thalidomide and visionary science, pleading against a future run by super scientists and machines.
New York Republicans back liberal policies with Javits and Keating voting for elderly care via Social Security. Governor Rockefeller champions the measure and a Conservative party candidate in Syracuse poses a potential challenge. Gore Vidal considered as a possible rival to Javits, noted for liberal views and past political engagement.
The column questions protests claiming the Supreme Court bans God in school prayers. It argues genuine faith does not depend on public ceremony and warns that nonreligious settings may strip religion to empty patriotism. It cites Jefferson and Williams on church-state separation and notes Justice Stewart's dissent on spiritual heritage.
An economist foresees automation disemploying many workers, while youths fresh from school believe they know what is wrong with the world and how to fix it though they struggle to find work. The quotes come from the Covington Leader of Tennessee and the Kentucky Irish American of Louisville.
In Washington the piece argues Kennedy must persuade the public to support a reviving economy and large defense, welfare, and development expenditures. It cites voter conservatism, tax resentment, and widespread government distrust as barriers to passing an economic formula and Medicare politics.
Hal Boyle argues to revive the office siesta as a remedy for tired, overworked white collar workers. He contends rest on company time would boost productivity more than extra exercise and suggests couches in locker rooms for an hour nap after lunch to restore energy and efficiency.
Quotes from Justice Paul C. Reardon Albert L. Nickerson and B. P. Mast Jr. discuss a moral breakdown among a few, public apathy among many, the dangers of big growth, and the press used as a tool, reflecting concerns about corruption and media influence.
Virginia Leger of Bennington criticizes gas storage practices near her home after a Berlin New York explosion injures four and damages households. She urges action by Vermont Gas Corp officials and local leaders and asks readers to press the village president and trustees for accountability.
Frances Shoemaker president of the Bennington League of Women Voters urges the special session of the General Assembly called by Governor Keyser to reapportion the Senate after the Supreme Court ruling. She asks citizens to contact their senator if the court order is not enacted promptly.
James Hines recalls a boy about eight in a car beside his, twisting the steering wheel and making motor sounds outside a supermarket. The boy dismisses arm out the window as useless, claiming space ship rules would tear it off.
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