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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
A sociologist explains that litterbugs feel lost in modern society and that anonymity fosters trashing. The piece argues for changing tactics from punishment to addressing alienation, suggesting psychiatry visits and public messaging over fines.
A White House commission report on railroad labor calls the system bizarre and wastesful. It cites aging engineers, irregular hours, mileage based overtime, feather bedding, and excessive diesel firemen. It warns unions and management to adopt reforms or risk obsolescence of the industry.
Editorial urges Congress to approve Kennedy’s request to buy half of a 200 million U.N. emergency bond issue. It argues bond funding would lower U.S. share of U.N. forces costs and protect the United Nations, despite Cold War tensions and Soviet resistance. It calls for steadfast U.S. support and national faith in the U.N. body.
Washington weighs whether pressure from DoD AEC and Congress plus Soviet tests forced Kennedy to resume atmospheric nuclear testing. Bethe of Cornell notes little military gain from 10 to 100 megatons and argues tests may be necessary for evaluating warheads for Minutemen and Polaris amid stalled Moscow talks.
Four Williams College professors debated protection from nuclear fallout, weighing shelter costs against nonviolent responses. They urged more government data, discussed shelters as one option, and emphasized democratic discussion to shape policy.
Fred Pabst owner of Bromley Ski Area is pressed by skiers during Washington's Birthday weekend. A woman skier asks management for a bridge fourth while another quips that skiing is hard on stretch pants.
Washington observers note repeated government involvement in labor disputes. Arthur J. Goldberg argues for early statistics and public-interest guidelines to pressure agreements, citing past 1959 steel strike and current Kennedy administration pressure as precedent.
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