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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
In Washington Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. of Atlanta testified before the Senate Commerce Committee in support of Kennedy's civil rights bill. He argued federal court orders underpin Atlanta’s desegregation progress, rejecting the idea that voluntary local action suffices without federal coercion.
Mayor Allen argues a federal public accommodation law would ease desegregation efforts and deter private discrimination. He warns failure to pass would signal endorsement of racial bias and hinder other Southern cities from matching Atlanta’s progress. He rebuts the notion that prejudice cannot be legislated against.
The piece critiques Sen. Dodd for calling Ghana a Soviet satellite and argues Ghana remains non aligned. It notes Ghana pursues mixed relations with the Soviet Union and the United States, supports the Volta River project, and seeks Western economic aid without embracing communism. The columnist urges respect for Ghana's independence and warns against premature labeling.
The United States must reexamine its China policy, shifting from rigid wartime postures to more flexible, principled strategy. Differences with Moscow include allied regimes, race, and development levels, making East Asian containment more complex. Policy must balance firmness with genuine interest, earning allegiance rather than coercing it.
After five years of effort a limited test ban is reached as President Kennedy and aides carefully assess Premier Khrushchev motives. The discussion traces Austrian Treaty 1955, Eisenhower summit missteps, and cautions to avoid vague promises while weighing Soviet economic strain military ties with China and nuclear superiority concerns.
A letter urges the village to keep the current post office building in Bennington, arguing the Elm Street site is inconvenient and the town would face high costs to repurpose the existing structure. The writer asks for a plan that gains space for the postal authorities without abandoning the present facility.
James Marlow notes Congress stalled on tax, healthcare, and school funding while civil rights protests surge and a nuclear test ban agreement with Britain and the Soviet Union emerges. He warns Senate action and hearings loom, with Kennedy urging caution on broader Cold War aims.
A Strands of thought column lists eight governing beliefs for America. It emphasizes voluntary community service, religious roots, equality with growth in education, world leadership, and moral duty. The author links Puritan perfectionism, civil rights, and a global role to national greatness and responsible patriotism.
Parade columnist Bob Orben notes television altered home routines, replacing radio influence with new time sinks. He argues TV shifts focus from chores like cleaning washing and cooking, changing domestic life for housewives everywhere.
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