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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Editorial praises Sen. Thomas Kuchel for denouncing the John Birch Society and similar paranoia campaigns. It argues that extremism distorts conservatism and liberalism, urges exposure by the press, and notes Kuchel’s call to unite sane anti-Communist sentiment against fright peddlers and misinformation.
The Pittsburgh Texas Gazette argues Lippmann’s plea for Goldwater misreads the GOP. It warns a Goldwater victory could threaten U.S. democracy amid Cold War crises and questions Goldwater’s fitness as a candidate. The piece cites Kennedy’s potential defeat risk and favors sticking with the party’s best nominee.
The piece reports Sen. Thomas Kuchel of California condemning extremist mail and parlor activism as a dangerous fringe. It details claims of a Communist plot, inaccurately cited military exercises, and a shift in Republican stance since 1952, highlighting moderating tones amid pervasive paranoia on Capitol Hill.
In Struthers era column a writer argues life is a cooperative process from chemistry to society. He contrasts aggression in nature with human progress, urges disarmament, foreign aid growth, and using defense funds for productive goods to turn Cold War tensions into a hot peace.
A historical look at how lotteries funded bridges roads and public buildings in New Hampshire from 1757 to the 1800s. It notes prominent operators like Sir William Pepperrell and Jonathan Warner, the New Castle perpetual lottery, and multiple towns using drawings to finance colleges libraries and town projects.
The 1800s saw endless lotteries for the Amoskeag canal on Merrimack River and similar schemes across New Hampshire. Lottery fever peaked between 1790 and 1820, with two to three approvals per session, then declined as the state cracked down.
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