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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
A Department of Commerce 1961 study shows Vermont exported about 33 million dollars worth of goods nationwide with Vermont firms accounting for 4.8 million in farm exports and 28.1 million in manufactured goods. Bennington County firms Transitor Electronics Sprague Electric and Eagle Square Manufacturing together render 1.5 million in electrical machinery exports and employ 989 workers.
The ruling declares federal judges may rule on state legislative apportionment, marking a shift toward federal oversight of rural versus urban representation. It highlights stark imbalances, cites Tennessee and Massachusetts as examples, and notes justices’ split views on using courts versus popular conscience to address malapportionment.
A Washington debate centers on defense spending exceeding 50 billion dollars yearly and the 370 firms in the Humphrey study. The report cites concentration among 24 prime contractors, especially aircraft firms, and urges industry-wide adjustments while acknowledging private sector responsibility.
Burlington Free Press notes New York and two states allow 18 as legal drinking age. Residents of Vermont Connecticut and New Jersey push to change laws but lawmakers cite parental habits and studies. Despite ongoing committee reviews, teen drinking remains legal in New York for now.
The New Haven Railroad secured another commutation fare increase by the State Public Service Commission, its eighth since 1955, totaling 108 percent on paper but yielding only about 35 percent additional revenue. As rates rise, ridership falls, and PSC notes returns are approaching a zero point. Without a rescue policy, passenger trains may vanish, leaving commuters to drive or relocate. The piece argues over-regulation and highway spending doom railroads to extinction under competitive pressure.
HAL BOYLE discusses nostalgia for the 1920s and questions the common view of the era as carefree. He notes economic and social realities, cites figures like Fitzgerald Ruth Dempsey and Red Grange, and argues that for many, the 1920s were not the carefree paradise often imagined. The piece concludes that the present feels closer to the “good old days” for most survivors.
Samuel R. Ogden Landgrove argues poetry should be read aloud to be enjoyed and promoted the tape recorder as a tool to access and share poetry. He cites recordings of Dylan Thomas, Robert Frost, and Shakespeare and predicts tape technology will revitalize poetry in households alongside radio and television.
AP reports Washington concedes the first quarter of 1962 underperformed the administration’s target. Secretary Hodges notes consumer spending rising and income at a record, but GDP may be about 550 billion instead of 553.5, with some estimates near 500. Congress may trim or add spending as officials weigh the deficit risk.
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