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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The piece surveys happenings as informal events that blend art and life and may spread from Bennington College to New York City. It notes mixed opinions, outlines how meaning emerges from viewer interpretation, and offers vivid Main Street observation as a sample of the phenomenon.
Column questions President Kennedy’s steel crisis actions and the broader implications for democracy and union rights. The piece notes initial praise followed by doubts about betrayal, subordinates, and whether government intervention escalated to totalitarian methods. It contrasts nonintervention with coercive pressure and calls for clarity from Secretary Goldberg.
The Canadian dollar falls to about 922 U.S. cents as Canada runs a balance of payments deficit. The shift boosts U.S. demand for dollars and lowers Canadian prices for American tourists. The piece notes the broader effect on investments, trade, and future currency risks for both nations.
Eugene A. Bond of Dorset denounces the White House for political opportunism, labor and urban policy, and social programs. He questions motives behind the Urban Authority bill, condemnations of industry, age-based federal hiring, and medical aid for the aged, urging strong congressional action and unity against perceived socialism.
Thomas Brockway of North Bennington writes to back a proposed union school in Bennington and argues rising national teacher salaries and better teaching opportunities justify higher pay. He warns Bennington risks losing teachers to Massachusetts or New York without regional high schools and praises regional models like Williamstown and Hoosick Falls.
In Albany, rural Democratic leaders say Mayor Wagner overstepped by suggesting candidates for governor and not running himself. Wagner proposed Screvane Ca vanaugh Farley for governor and Bunche Murrow for U S Senate at a White House meeting with Kennedy.
The United States shifts policy to attract foreign visitors with a $21 million Travel Service program and a hard sell campaign. Foreign travellers gain reduced rail and bus fares and priced tours, aiming to curb the balance of payments deficit by boosting tourist inflows and easing cross-cultural barriers.
The piece argues road growth rose 6 or 7 percent yearly in the 1950s and 5 percent in the 1960s, with sharp local surges. It recommends restricting motor traffic in National Parks, closing minor roads, limiting beach parking, preserving narrow scenic routes, and boosting footpath networks to balance leisure expansion.
A story notes a 650 million year old bacteria found in a salt lump and muses on longevity. It questions whether such tiny life merits awe while urging more adventurous living, contrasted with a tax refund remark from the Christian Science Monitor.
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