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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
Editorial notes the House reversed a February stance to approve a plan increasing U S contributions to the International Development Association by 312 million dollars. After committee hearings and a report, the measure passed the chamber by 247 to 132, reviving a foreign aid initiative viewed as one of the better programs for helping underdeveloped nations.
Congress accepts the IDA financing idea viewed as Johnson's March plea for endorsement. The soft loan scheme pools funds from many countries to provide 50 year loans with no principal payments for 10 years and a nominal service charge. It targets poorer nations unable to secure private or World Bank loans, signaling a possible brighter year for foreign aid overall.
A New Yorker style call for restraint in pesticide use amid conflicting views on the Mississippi fish deaths. Experts debate endrin’s role and whether multiple poisons caused the kill, urging authority oversight and cautious application until clearer science emerges.
Roger MacBride rises as a leading GOP governor candidate in Vermont with substantial campaign funding. He hosted delegates at his Barre campaign HQ offering coffee and doughnuts, snacks, drinks, and use of his telephone for calls home.
MacBride announces candidacy and sets up a Barre campaign office hiring Jim Lounsbury of Pownal to run it. He frames himself as a Vermonter defending small towns while at his opening press conference in a hotel parlor in Vermont's largest city he hands out free liquor and sandwiches and distributes mimeographed press releases with a pair of press agents.
A 1964 GOP crossroads feature warns California intrusions by far right factions, notes Sen. Kuchel defending moderation and Rockefeller, and analyzes Goldwater’s rising influence and its risk to party unity and the electoral process.
A Bennington column denounces littering as a careless habit of the automobile age. It cites wasted taxpayer money on cleanup, notes beer cans and paper along streets, praises Middlebury High School FFA for blue and gold refuse barrels, and urges responsibility alongside rights to keep Bennington beautiful.
U S Congress Rep Fred Schwengel Iowa proposes a People to People style program to foster better understanding between Americans and other nations. The plan mirrors a recent State Department effort and aims to build citizen exchanges and cultural ties across borders.
A Vermont education conference calls for a bigger tax base and more funds for libraries guidance health education staff and music and art programs. Participants push tax studies higher standards and citizen outreach while lawmakers warn of aging teachers and rising future costs.
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