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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp. at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
A Bennington Village column urges revising the 1844 charter to empower trustees with enforceable policing zoning and fire codes. It argues current limits prompt lawsuits and slow response, urging modernization to reduce court challenges and improve public safety and governance.
The White House hosted 49 Nobel laureates including Linus Pauling and Clarence Pickett, with J. Robert Oppenheimer invited despite security clearance denial. The event underscored intellectual independence and the value of free inquiry over state conformity amid ideological pressure.
The Brattleboro Reformer argues Vermont Democrats lack state-office reach and rejects publishing a debate between party chairs as propaganda. It notes gubernatorial campaigning ahead and reveals that Seward's column was ghost-written by the governor’s secretary, undermining the proposed real exchange.
Washington column argues Charles de Gaulle embodies a tough integrity that rebuilt France's power, defied Soviet pressure, and shaped Algeria policy. The piece cites Grinnell Milne's book The Triumph of Integrity and contrasts American misperceptions with his steadfast insistence on France's strategic independence.
The President's Advisory Committee on Labor and Management urged expanding Taft-Hartley to set up a board with power to study disputes and recommend settlement terms during national emergencies. It argues collective bargaining must be free yet responsive to the public interest, a stance Henry Ford II openly opposes as unwise.
The Centen nial Geologic Map of Vermont, copyrighted in 1961 and released last November, is praised as a high quality, valuable tool for laymen and professionals. Dr. Charles G. Doll led the project with support from state geologists and librarians. the map is 42 by 58 inches, printed in color, at 1 to 250 000 with 100 foot contours and includes metamorphism and tectonic maps. Copies and bulletins are available from the Vermont State Library for four dollars and sixty cents.
The piece argues Kennedy faces uphill task selling pa rticipation in business decisions as government expands in wage and price monitoring. It notes steel price actions, labor policy, and rising public interest as the trend toward greater government role, with economists split on benefits and risks. Public figures quoted include Melina Mercouri and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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