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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Editorials question the Hoff administration interpretation of pre-induction test results for Vermont youths. The article notes 18 percent of Vermont registrants failed mental tests in two months, but argues national data from 1962 shows Vermont youths may be above average and the gloom may be overstated.
The national study One Third of a Nation shows Vermont at 63.2 percent pass rate for mental and medical tests, ranking 12th among 50 states and highest in New England east of the Mississippi. Mental test failures at 6.4 percent are also the top in New England.
The article discusses Sargent Shriver’s idea of undergraduates taking temporary leave from college for one or two years to participate in service programs such as the Peace Corps or domestic antipoverty efforts. It cites benefits like renewed motivation and practical experience, acknowledges possible administrative hurdles, and argues the plan is feasible and constructive.
At the Cleveland Governors Conference, Republican leaders face frictions over revenue, federal-state roles, and Goldwater’s appeal. Governors Scranton Romney and Rockefeller confront term limits, labor ties, and party unity as they navigate a splintered path toward 1964.
A survey of Bennington’s mid- 19th century mill era notes Rockwood’s Mill H. E. Bradford Co. and Cooper works along Main Street. It details founders, civic roles, and the shift from family ownership to central corporations as the era closed.
Aplin notes a rapid shift from hundreds of small farms to larger units as 1933 to today shows 440 distributors down to about 100 in the Boston market. Vermont dairy exports total 90 percent of annual production. Quotas spark debate with bills to enable area wide approval by two thirds vote while a dairy substitutes threat looms for housewives.
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