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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper issued except Sundays and holidays. It is published by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington, Vermont.
A Vermont legislative inquiry found no fraud in the state highway right of way division, while Massachusetts documents reveal graft in property appraisals for interstate land. The piece argues ongoing, nationwide corruption stems from large sums and weak oversight, urging constant scrutiny by press, attorneys general, legislators, and federal agencies to ensure proper use of taxpayer funds.
A review of Richard Nixon's Six Crises argues the Cuban invasion episode from the 1960 campaign shows Nixon manipulating public stance to defend secrecy. It portrays Kennedy's Cuba policy as provocative, notes Dulles’s denial, and concludes Nixon acted more as a political opportunist than a statesman, sustaining his “tricky Dick” image.
A Dorset reader thanks the Banner for publishing a March 20 letter about a wife’s near fatal Route 30 crash. The response from Vermont state police Lt. Christie cites marked and unmarked cars and radar use while urging public cooperation to reduce highway deaths.
The Argentine crisis tests democracy and the Alliance for Progress as Frondizi’s free election yields Peronista gains. Military involvement threatens to nullify results, showing a strong extremist minority and prompting a call for radical reform without violence or expropriation. The piece urges a reassessment of U S Latin policy.
The notice states letters are welcome on any subject and editors may shorten responses over 200 words. Each letter must include a bona fide signature and the writer’s complete address for publication.
In Vermont notes, game wardens report dogs killing multiple deer across Arlington and Pownal, stressing winter fat reserves and habitat as limits to deer numbers. A warden also describes albino deer sightings and discusses patrol challenges across large territories. Woodchucks reappear as spring nears.
President Kennedy avoids shouting matches with Nelson Rockefeller Barry Goldwater Strom Thurmond and Richard Nixon by preferring calm responses. He navigates disputes over urban affairs censorship and military funding while steering clear of direct confrontations to preserve political flexibility and working relationships with lawmakers including Carl Vinson.
New York AP notes common office ailments from One-Day Pneumonia and Two-Day Flu to Virus X and Virus Y. It lampoons excuses for time off, citing Crocodile Eyritis from feigned sympathy and Loafer's Kidney from lingering in a swivel chair.
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