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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner dated Wednesday March 18 1964 lists edition notes and publishing details for the daily Vermont newspaper. It states publication by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington and notes a schedule excluding Sundays and holidays.
Editorial lauds Johnson’s $962 million plan to create job corps and a Peace Corps style volunteer program. It argues the effort targets poverty at its roots by training youths who would otherwise rely on relief, framing the mission as compassionate and personally driven by the president.
A Vermont view supports President Johnson's anti poverty program as a chance to train and employ the poor rather than dole them. The Vermont Tax Department notes about 60 062 returns report less than 3000 annual income representing roughly half of all returns and 75 percent show under 5000.
Vermont politics stir as federal court delays reapportionment of the General Assembly. Judge Waterman indicates a fall decision may shape the 1964 elections, with potential for a summer session debate and a nationalizing campaign atmosphere surrounding the issue.
The article lauds President Johnson's TV interview mastery and argues he dominates domestic issues while shaping foreign policy debate. It notes challengers like Nixon and Rockefeller struggle to define a counterpoint, and it emphasizes Johnson's stance on leading, not forcing, global policy amid tensions from Europe to Southeast Asia.
A reader letter defends Bennington High School’s ideologies class arguing it educates on Communist tactics to counter Soviet influence. The writer invites Mr Corcoran to observe, noting the course combines lectures research and seminars and urges history context to deepen understanding.
A North Bennington reader reviews Gene Smiths When the Cheering Stopped about the 17 month illness of Woodrow Wilson and Edith Bolling Wilsons grip on executive power. The piece notes the restraint of Wilsons administration, the risk to the nations league aims, and the lesson for a planned presidential contingency.
Dr. Joseph S. Kopas of Republic Steel develops a retraining plan to update workers for new steel tech. The Human Engineering Institute grows. seven branches, including Gadsden Alabama, train 6,000 this year with 1,300 in Youngstown. Programs use on the job teaching by plant foremen to move workers up, or keep them employed amid industrial change.
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