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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont. It serves Bennington County with local notices and community news through its daily edition.
The editorial urges Bennington voters to approve a union high school for about 800 students, arguing it saves costs, expands education, and strengthens local growth. It highlights shared time with Bennington Catholic High School, a $237 000 Ford Foundation grant, vocational training, new industry plans, college expansion, and rising tax pressures as reasons to act now.
The piece argues Africans move toward independence amid Sino Soviet pressure. It notes Odinga and Babu as Chinese influences, contrasts French and Portuguese regimes, and warns the United States must avoid labeling states as ours or theirs while supporting emerging nations.
The article notes Guinea expulsion of Soviet influence under President Sekou Toure after early Moscow investment losses. It describes fierce Moscow Beijing competition across Africa, with China accusing Western colonialism and both powers escalating tensions from the Moshi meeting onward. A suggested merger move on Zanzibar and Tanganyika hints at broader regional maneuvers.
Washington UPI reports Ian Player, chief warden of the Umfolozi reserve in Zululand, leads a campaign to save the white rhino from extinction. He also advised the film Rhino and discussed wildlife balance, flood protection hippos, and the imagined idea of importing hippos for flood control. Dr. Luther L. Terry comments on rising river and air pollution trends.
The piece argues President Johnson’s civil rights bill will not hurt his standing and could emancipate Southern leaders by freeing them from political fear. It compares the struggle to Frankenstein and notes the bill’s potential to broaden law, spur Southern economic growth, and widen public life while private clubs remain unaffected.
The 20 month old Conservative party aims to prove itself in 1964 as a force on state and national stages. State chairman J Daniel Mahoney says candidates will run in 42 legislative races and some Congress races. The party backs or endorses GOP hopefuls while maintaining independence to avoid blanket support.
A New York surgeon visit reveals a mysterious neck swelling as a husband jokes about past injections Typhus typhoid smallpox cholera yellow fever while planning a world trip. At 3 am a father consoles his son after a dream. the boy reveals appetite for supper baked potato.
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