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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The piece argues full employment is essential to progress in civil rights. It cites Dr. Gunnar Myrdal noting stagnation threatens gains, explains how economic security helped Negroes advance politically, and warns underemployment could keep them in economic discrimination despite legal equality.
Jenney Manufacturing Company, a petroleum marketer with 600+ service stations in four New England states, runs ads in Boston papers urging use of rapid transit and leaving cars at home. The ads frame traffic jams as a danger and praise an extensive rail network as key to future suburban expansion and mobility.
A critical look by Ernest A. Ostro contrasts Birmingham Alabama’s riots and segregation battles with Bennington Vermont’s school enrollment growth. It argues progress comes through struggle and predicts more clashes before formal segregation ends, while Bennington faces crowding and politics over a new high school.
New York Republicans and Democrats grapple with factional strife ahead of the 1964 presidential race. National leaders worry as Kennedy pushes unity while Wagner and Steingut clash in the Democratic camp. Governor Rockefeller and GOP chair Fred Young confront patronage, taxes, and upstate-local splits as they seek to shore up party cohesion.
A Brattleboro Reformer column laments rising noise in daily life from juke boxes and radios to drive-in music and outdoor sounds. It notes increasing auditory intrusion in urban and semi rural areas, warns of privacy loss and disrupted thought, and calls for attention to excessive noise as summer approaches.
John Holden Jr the Vermont education commissioner warns that make-do is often better than doing nothing yet seldom equals what should be done He cautions temporary fixes can become permanent leading to complacency with subpar conditions.
James Marlow surveys the political mood as Democrats and Republicans enter a euphoric pre election period. Leaders predict victories, spar over Kennedy leadership, and sharpen rhetoric while candidates await party nomination battles. Kennedy enjoys unmatched media exposure and focus.
Hal Boyle notes a mix of curiosities from urban parking woes to fashion forecasts For instance designers predict double breasted suits return next fall He cites amusing odds and ends from life expectancy to a shark scare and a roadside motel origin The piece bursts with wry observations and trivia.
Florence E. Winnchell commends Dr. A. John Holden Vermont education commissioner and Harold Raynolds of Pomfret for advancing a new weapon for democracy. She urges readers to consult Readers Digest May pages 75-81 for the argument and praises local officials amid criticism of federal leadership.
A Vermont Historical Society item notes people once carried horse chestnuts to ward off rheumatism. A visitor asks about the nut in the vest pocket and the uncle explains it hurts when sitting if placed in the hip pocket.
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