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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont with the date June 6 1963 noted.
The Vermont House defeated a bill to establish a University of Vermont operated educational television network. A Senate resolution seeking an $18 250 network survey is urged to show state interest and influence a future special session.
The piece argues that sales taxes, even when pitched as limited, tend to expand over time. It highlights Pennsylvania’s rise from 1 to 5 percent under Gov. Scranton and notes exemptions for food and clothing while Vermont debates joining the tax trend. It warns against believing sales taxes can stay tightly controlled.
The state votes to run a lottery at race tracks and liquor stores, selling tickets up to three dollars to raise about four million dollars annually for schools. This 20th century move marks New Hampshire as the first state since Louisiana to rely on lottery revenue amid a primitive tax system with no general sales, corporate, or individual income taxes.
A Vermont Transit ride to Montpelier offers panoramic views of a green landscape and rural life. The narrator observes road construction, pine seedling banks, and the people aboard including a longtime driver F C Sumner of St. Johnsbury. The trip becomes a window into neighbors, memories, and small town rhythms.
Washington outlines Bowles second India mission as tensions rise with Red China and Pakistan. The piece argues Beijing aims to dominate Asia, while India weighs foreign aid and defense needs amid Kashmir disputes and rising Soviet mediation temptations.
AP Business News notes confidence spreading as production and spending rise into summer. Gains span auto, steel, durable goods, and consumer outlays with factory orders and metal cutting tools at multi-year highs. Banks and executives call for tax cuts and policy to sustain growth nationwide.
James Marlow reports a pivotal week as Governor Wallace vows to resist integrating the University of Alabama, risking federal enforcement and potential violence. President Kennedy plans civil rights bills and federal troops stand ready to back court orders, with Congress facing Southern filibusters.
A reader endorses John Morrissey as a second Union School Board candidate and urges cost efficiency through larger district representation. The letter calls for timely site suggestions to avoid delays, flood risk, or high building costs, and warns of potential land loss for the project. Florence Winchell, West Side Drive, Bennington.
A Nash ville Tennessee woman involved in an accident says she keeps left wheels on the highway center line to make tires last longer. This remark appears in Minutes, the house magazine of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
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