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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The piece surveys New Hampshire moving to endorse a state lottery to raise revenues and suggests Vermont and California may follow with ballot measures or bills. It notes New York assemblymen chartering a plane to boost lottery publicity and cites potential school funding gains up to 400 million dollars.
The piece outlines Kennedy Johnson anti poverty efforts arguing poverty mainly results from insufficient education discrimination health and unstable families. It cites official measures defining poverty as under 3000 yearly for a family of four and notes 47 million US families with nine million poor. It emphasizes schools and public health as key tools and argues countering discrimination boosts progress.
A columnist surveys Vermont references in literature noting Ian Fleming's James Bond travels to northern Vermont near the Canadian border in the novel For Your Eyes Only. The piece contrasts idyllic Vermont images with fears of modern decay and cultural change.
A reader quotes letters arguing about the radical right and patriotism while a note expands a mystery trail tied to a Fleming novel. The author traces a map-following journey from Montreal to Vermont Echo Lake and reflects on possible real locations like Lake Carmi, outlining a summer project to verify terrain and awaiting the book’s resolution.
The letter criticizes Sen Winston Prouty for not backing relief plans for the elderly and argues the Johnson poverty message is not about simply hiring more workers. It urges Medicare passage and a productive War on Poverty with training, education and funding, noting rising medical costs for seniors.
Charlotte Curtis reports from Palm Beach that the island hosts 25 000 ultra rich residents and visitors who mingle in a mix of Old Guard and new tycoons. Daytime lunches on terraces lead to cocktails in antique interiors and dinners in modern beach houses, with pools replacing the sea as social water.
Gregory J. Edson of Arlington questions the Vermont Bar Association's endorsement of A Luke Crispe's public attack on the Ruby trial verdict. The letter argues the comment harms Vermont's image, questions Crispe's influence, and notes widespread media involvement in the case. Two dogs remark on paid parking meters during a parade.
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