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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
Former President Eisenhower signals opposition to Barry Goldwater as the GOP standard bearer urging vigorous civil rights support and United Nations peace efforts in a New York Herald Tribune statement. Observers read the missive as diverging from Goldwater’s recent domestic and foreign policy positions.
Eisenhower issues a strong statement backing moderation and caution as the GOP's guiding principle. He argues abandoning these values for Goldwater's conservatism would cripple the party's future influence and warns delegates cannot ignore this call to unity.
Former Vermont public service commissioner Charles Ross, seen as a consumer-protection swing vote on the Federal Power Commission, faces nonappointment as President Johnson reshapes agencies. Oil and natural gas interests and the president's Texas ties loom, despite Vermont officials urging his return.
David Bingham, a Yale- and Groton-educated challenger, faces long-time Boss Buckley in the Bronx for a Democratic primary seat. The contest centers on reform after staff abuse disclosures and Buckley’s political machine, with Kennedy backing and a push toward cleaner governance in New York politics.
Don Hicks of Bennington wins Vermont chamber post. S age of Swampacres Carl T Ramsey, 82, inspires sixth graders at Molly Stark School. Shaftsbury sighting reignites Vermont catamount legend. Mt Anthony Union School calls resigning president John Williams amid health issues. Brad Smith’s Bennington Rotary talk offers encouragement amid adversity.
The article recalls the 1806 start of foreign aid from Williams College led by Samuel Mills, forming the American Board for Foreign Missions. It details Hawaii’s mission, its challenges from outsiders, and how New Englanders helped establish schools and a written Hawaiian language, shaping Hawaii as part of the United States.
An extensive account of a New York dinner discussion on lasers highlights how light amplified by stimulated emission of radiation can weld retina and metals, and may treat cancers like melanoma. Experts discuss potential future uses in medicine, industry, and communications, noting the unknowns and rapid momentum.
A columnist argues suburb names like Sleepy Hollow and Highland Greens spoil American place naming. He mocks cute and pretentious names, contrasts them with sturdy old monikers, and notes how such labels erode a sense of tradition in communities nationwide.
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