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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont. The May 31 1963 issue presents local Vermont news and notices in standard newspaper format.
Editorial notes the Supreme Court ruling that desegregation must occur promptly in Memphis parks and playgrounds, rejecting gradualism and insisting on prompt enforcement of equal rights. It says “all deliberate speed” applies to schools only for administrative reasons, not as an excuse for delay.
The piece marks the first anniversary of Black Monday and notes wide disagreement over its causes. It argues stock market analysis remains an art with a dash of luck, not a precise science, citing five NYSE studies since last May and urging readers to form their own view.
The piece argues President Kennedy faces risks in a Europe tour aimed at goodwill toward Italy and Germany. It warns against portraying the trip as a beauty contest with de Gaulle and Macmillan, cautions about West Germany becoming the lead ally, and notes fear of renewed nationalism and nuclear pressure shaping European views. The author cites Kermit Gordon at Williams College.
A Des Moines Register column argues against overlooking serious paperbacks amid a flood of cheap titles. It cites The New York Times noting affordable scholarly works by Firkins, Goldman, Pringle, Blum, Allen, Ken nan, Hersey, and White offer insight into 20th century America.
The 1943 West Coast built freighter now owned by Motorships of Puerto Rico Inc. carries about 250 cars plus trailers from Port Newark to San Juan with 9,157 deadweight tons, 418 feet length, 60 feet beam, and 27 feet 7 inches draft. It operates at 141 knots, features steam propulsion, and uses cargo-handling gear that speeds loading and unloading. The ship faces a bow-down tendency and has deck cargoes of rock and trailers. rivals include the wrecked SS Transcaribbean near San Juan. The voyage from Newark to Puerto Rico averaged rapid loading and unloading with 225 cars and 8 trailers outward and seven loads back, in a single day. The author notes few birds or marine life and recounts a brown thrasher sighting and Mother Carey’s Chickens on the voyage.
A reader argues for Windsor State Prison based youth corrections, endorsing a proposed Vermont program with mixed facilities, medical and educational services, and increased probation staffing, while criticizing Dr. Benedict for not visiting Vermont facilities or consulting authorities. The piece notes the bill’s withdrawal and cites local editorials on state planning and funding questions.
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