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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Editorial notes the public struggle to grasp why the U S should continue large foreign aid outlays while Sukarno declares against aid amid a dispute with Malaysia. Defense Secretary McNamara warns that cuts in military aid threaten national security with NATO deterioration in Greece and Turkey.
In Izvestia a 64 year old biologist A Smirnova writes a letter to the editor arguing religion still holds charm for her though she remains an atheist. She says life as matter in motion fails to comfort or inspire and claims religion eases fear of death provides pageantry and ethical ideals despite Soviet atheism.
Public questions the wisdom of foreign aid amid jet deliveries to South Korea and ammunition shortages in South Viet Nam. The debate centers on whether Greece and Turkey need aid now and if military support should continue to prevent Communist expansion.
The Banner features John P. Zync and Leonard Black in a humorous shot illustrating Bennington's new Prep Club. The piece lauds efforts to train young people for future employment, while Hank Salem's oil fired syrup maker story hints at changing times.
The essay argues that foreign aid has shifted from emergency relief to building foundations for development in poorer nations. It notes the need to fund long term capital transfer and the role of institutions like the World Bank and IDA, criticizing Congress for cutting IDA contributions and urging renewed support.
A humorous column notes crowds queuing at the Treasury to buy silver dollars amid a U S coin shortage. It recalls buyers seeking rare coins, warns of rationing and black market risks, and jokes about Yap style stone currency as a cure, with quips about carrying and value.
Book discussion contrasts Edward Bellamy Looking Backward and Austin Tappan Wright Islandia. The essay notes Bellamy's mechanized Boston 2000 and Islandia’s anti technology utopia, linking their timelines and influence on readers and social thought. It references Heywood Broun and quotes passages on music and progress.
Charles D Bird of Whitingham writes to correct misimpressions from March letters claiming that poor children are barred from the Whitingham hot lunch program. He states the school board subsidizes beyond outside help, ensuring no child is denied participation for poverty and notes legal aid is being sought to review funding decisions.
A letter to The Banner criticizes the Vermont Department of Employment Security and federal programs, accusing Democratic officials of wasteful spending and political motives. The author cites radio job ads with restrictive qualifications and argues that many unemployed men rely on high benefits and part time moonlighting, calling it Vermont poverty and noting Cambridge.
An elderly passenger jokes about a tiny red wagon refueling planes during stops in Phoenix Fort Worth and Nashville. A fellow traveler notes the rapid flight time and the wagons persistence, the old man agrees the wagon is keeping pace with the journeys.
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