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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner notes it is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The article reflects on astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter Jr and compares public reaction to his spaceflight with earlier pilots. It notes the suspense of the blackout ending in safety, Carpenter's steady heroism amid technical setbacks, and the broader citizen-hero myth around space pioneers.
The piece notes strains in the Western alliance with Adenauer and de Gaulle criticizing Kennedy policies. It reports Kennedy’s restrained response, Berlin talks, and insistence on a united nuclear deterrent while Western unity remains uncertain amid Franco‑German disagreements and internal German shifts.
Laos, a landlocked nation in Southeast Asia, faces renewed turmoil as Pathet Lao rebels break a cease fire and threaten a neutralist government backed by the United States. The country lies amid surrounding rivals and features diverse hill tribes, rugged terrain, and limited infrastructure.
Albert F. Chand of The Spruces Mobile Home Park in Williamstown Mass argues that Perry H. Merrill’s involvement with Cold Hollow Corp is misrepresented. He asserts the Vermont state policy on ski areas, praises Merrill’s promotion work, and criticizes Sumner Kean’s coverage as biased publicity.
The proposal from Sen. Claiborne Pell would create an eight state public authority to acquire modernize and operate passenger service along the Eastern Seaboard from Massachusetts to Maryland. It would be financed by a 500 million bond issue and would exclude freight operations allowing private companies to use existing tracks. The plan argues tax exemptions lower costs while offering high speed and modern stations, though critics warn of unfair competition and taxpayer subsidies. It notes the region’s 40 million residents could sustain a solvent rail system, and that a tax subsidized highway and air system might otherwise expand. A full investigation would be needed before judging feasibility.
The Chicago Daily News notes Julian Mitchell praises American novelists as superior, sparking debate on national pride. The piece muses if English bias or cultural quirks influenced his view and jokes about possible repentance and even the fate of Shakespeare.
The piece argues Lincoln's lasting strengths were his understanding of people and his persuasive expression. It notes his personal failings but asserts his communicative abilities could be cultivated by anyone with intelligence and discipline, without needing historic spouses.
Letter to the Bennet editor denounces Sumner Kean article May 19 titled Bay State Secessionists as tommyrot and questions the paper’s standards for news content. The writer urges publishing truth instead of sensationalism.
A Hoosick Falls resident writes to Dr Leonard W Larson president of the American Medical Association urging reprint of a letter endorsing President Kennedy's medical care plan for the aged. The writer cites Roosevelt era progress and asks AMA leaders to back Kennedy.
A Detroit reader highlights postwar policy debates from Heath and U.S. Europe defense to colonial legacies, satellite warnings, and Iran of satire on UN turns. The piece notes de Gaulle, Salan, Indonesia, Indonesia, and satire from a Washington correspondent about anticolonial resolutions and a Navajo Chief and Grace of Monaco in a dream sequence. A joke about a father's pride closes the summary.
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