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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily excluding Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The Kennedy presidency era shows Jacqueline Kennedy as an immensely popular First Lady according to Variety. Nielsen data claim her White House tour reached 56 million viewers in 28.3 million homes, with future programs in the works boosting her media presence. The result is a climate of goodwill and national pride.
Washington AP Republicans in Congress debate a coherent set of basic principles to guide campaigns this year. A 12 member committee plans a June draft, seeking consensus from the party and nationwide Republicans, with leaders like Goldwater cautioning against a fixed platform. Javits warns the result may be fuzzy.
The article argues for keeping schools and colleges in a year-round cycle to better use facilities and accelerate graduation. It cites evidence from state universities, notably the University of Pittsburgh, where a trimester system lets more than half of 6,000 undergraduates complete a bachelor’s degree in two years eight months and raises faculty salaries.
The Vermont debate centers on Walter Lippmann’s charges against Sen. George Aiken and Sen. Hickenlooper over U.N. bond funding. The Brattleboro reformer defends Aiken’s U.N. experience and opposition to the administration plan, urging debate on merits and rejecting personal motives.
The RS-70 policy clash pits Air Force and defense industry backers against Defense Secretary McNamara and the White House. Proponents claim the project is vital for national security, while critics warn it echoes Eisenhower era fears of a powerful military industrial complex. Probes note $1.3 billion already spent on prototypes and near a billion more planned.
In a monthly letter, Uncle Mat argues that despite Soviet edge in space, American freedom fuels social thought. He highlights four periods of creativity from Madison to Mead and Kissinger, naming many figures and contrasting with European intellectual ferment.
Pakistan emerged in 1947 as a dominion and became a republic in 1956. Ayub Khan’s 1958 military rule introduced basic democracies and a new constitution. The nation spans east and west with diverse geography and vast natural resources, all under a predominantly Muslim population.
Gerald E. McLaughlin, chairman of the Vermont Aeronautics Commission, defends Bennington and Springfield airports in The Banner letters. He cites historical site studies by Fay Spoffard Thorndike, notes Springfield’s Lindbergh landing site, and explains FAA funding limits and runway expansion plans. He argues future needs mirror interstate traffic growth and urges voter support for a 5,500 foot runway.
Mme Anne Slack, a TV French teacher, asserts that children with low IQs can learn to speak French because they lack background in reading and writing. She notes that a foreign language offers an alternative path not requiring literacy, simply repetition.
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