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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Editorial argues Vermont faces a choice between chaos or progress as population shifts, land use changes, and demands for recreation press for a statewide plan. Dr. Frederick O. Sargent proposes regional authorities with elected representation and taxing power to advance fair apportionment.
The piece argues for proactive thinking on a future Vermont reapportionment using logical geographic units. It suggests combining towns into representative districts, planning zoning and municipal service consolidation, and viewing changes as opportunities to preserve desired values while preparing for inevitable shifts.
The Profumo affair shocks Britain by linking John Profumo to a call girl with ties to a Soviet attache, raising blackmail fears and signaling broader security breaches. He lied to Parliament on March 22 about improprieties, amplifying the scandal amid prior espionage convictions and a spy ring case.
Washington commentary notes Kennedy’s Moscow speech hints at a new East West stance. It says the U S now favors coexistence over crusading, seeks detente, and questions the value of on site inspections for nuclear tests while pondering Soviet moves after Sino Soviet talks and possible future upheaval in Europe.
A Vermont reader questions Champlain Waterway promotion and rail opposition tactics. The piece argues heavy industry and deep-water traffic would degrade Vermont’s landscape, citing Houston’s industrial pollution as a warning and urging real proof before costly canal plans.
Hal Boyle contrasts savers and discarders in a humorous notebook essay. It traces how savers hoard keepsakes and memories, while discarders stock only essentials, linking habits to body types, money, and marriage outcomes in a witty cultural snapshot.
Readers urge prompt civil rights legislation amid the Medgar Evers shooting. Letters request senators and congressman back the bill and oppose filibusters while unions and civic groups urged public support.
A June letter from Martha Raye at 201 Division St Bennington notes a Banner error in a prior article about warehousing and new industry. Raye stresses desire for no past industries to be shut out and urges alertness to schemes that hinder manufacturing.
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