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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp. at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The piece notes July 1 as the ZIP Code rollout by the Post Office, arguing it replaces place names with numbers. It concedes potential cost savings and faster mail for big users like Time Inc., but laments loss of human identifiers and area codes replacing familiar local names.
A discussion notes how postal, telephone, and tax numbers multiply and complicate life. It compares US practices with Europe where postal and telephone systems are government coordinated. The piece questions efficiency versus humanizing elements in public policy.
Vermont Life Magazine faces a 35 000 annual state subsidy. After an 8 000 cut, supporters argue ads could fund the magazine without harming its character. Proposals include promoting Vermont products while maintaining tasteful standards and a defined policy, boosting reach and revenue.
Washington observers forecast a sustained peacetime recovery with private investment in plant and equipment rising through 1963 and into 1964. The tax cut debate hinges on reducing Korea War taxes while Mills of Ways and Means resists immediate broad cuts, urging careful timing for relief and revenue effects.
Vermont races for state steward and liquor store operator loom with few qualified candidates. William Reagan of Chicago touted then rebuffed by Racing Commission chairman. Locals expect a Vermont appointee if possible while other posts face delays.
Humorists Sam and Zeke, rural men, meet at each other’s farms every other evening to drink fermented apple juice. They walk two miles between homes carrying a lantern. After a long session Sam gets home safely but notes an exceptionally dark night. The next day Zeke calls to confirm Sam’s arrival and returns his lantern along with his wife’s sewing basket.
In Barre Vermont an observer spots five feeding deer with two albino deer nearby at dusk. A Barre resident recalls a local hunter who lures raccoons by hand and the group’s unusual hunting method. A helicopter moose tagging story from Ontario offers another wildlife note.
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