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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily Vermont newspaper issued every day except Sundays and holidays. It is published by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington, Vermont.
Editorial comments on pollsters after Goldwater or Rockefeller wins. critics say Harris erred predicting Goldwater's win in Southern California and question the reliance on voter profile analyses reducing human judgment in politics.
A historical meditation on polls noting their value to politicians and media while warning of their influence on undecided voters. It argues polls can shape public opinion, resemble marketing campaigns, and remind that no pollster is infallible.
Vermont governor Hoff opposes a federal funding amendment for manpower retraining programs tied to state contributions. The $241000 cost raises questions about who funds essential services and where local control ends, while highlighting tension between local, state, and federal roles in governance. The piece contrasts philosophical calls for local control with practical funding needs and includes editorial quips from Anna Gazette Democrat and Langford Bugle.
The piece surveys Eastern Republican leaders wavering over Goldwater’s bid, noting New York, Pennsylvania, and other big states facing uncertain futures. It highlights Rockefeller’s isolation, Keating’s fight, and Kuchel’s clash with the right, as California’s primary shapes the national scene.
Washington column notes a committee will select contents for a time capsule to be buried at the 1964 New York World’s Fair. It recalls the Rayburn House Office Building capsule opened recently revealing speeches, the Congressional Record, a weather map, directories, and signatures.
Olin Mathieson Chemical announces a countrywide network of Winchester Franchised Gun Clubs offering trap and skeet facilities. 40 to 45 clubs planned by year end 1964, expanding to 400 by 1970 with 800 skeet 800 trap and 400 practice fields. Revenue from targets ammunition rentals and services. Clubs near Vermont uncertain.
Atlanta column quotes a visiting editor on Jawaharlal Nehru’s twelve years in jail and his stance on non violence. The piece links Nehru’s experience with American racial protests and urges moral action against discrimination as schools let out for summer.
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