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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays. It is published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The piece argues modern campaigns favor direct voter contact over television reach, noting Nixon and Vermont races show politicians touring venues to meet people. It questions the value of frantic campaign pacing and suggests a middle ground between front porch and door to door outreach.
The editorial urges re election of Sen George D Aiken praising his long career and probity calling him an American first Vermonter second and noting Vermont voters will back his renomination with near unanimity to send the Putney native again to the U S Senate.
The Rutland Railway strike and pending abandonment shape the race between Gov. Keyser and Philip Hoff. The Bennington Banner critiques the governor's motives while Hoff's position remains unclear. Keyser backs facts, hires Coverdale and Colpitts, and follows ICC findings to restore service without state takeover.
The article reflects on how close the Cuban missile crisis came to nuclear war and urges restraint and renewed disarmament efforts. It highlights President Kennedy's calm leadership, McNamara's assessment of missiles, and the need to prevent a repeat of the near catastrophe. It also discusses exiles' hopes and the risks of invasion and occupation.
On Oct 31 1962 a Vermont writer meets a porcupine in Mt Anthony meadows who claims to predict winter by whether he sees his shadow He hedges about accuracy noting groundhogs dominate weather lore and admitting he has never been right in forty years of forecasts from a playful nature anecdote
The editor notes no letters bearing on the current election will be printed after Saturday. Due to space limits correspondents should keep their elec tioneering letters brief and longer letters may be abridged to fit.
Paul A. Benjamin of Bennington argues against loyalty oaths for peace groups and urges dismissal of fear of dissent. He says democracy thrives on free discussion and constructive self criticism, not flag waving or demonizing opponents. He cites varied groups and politicians to show diverse views can exist within any organization. He calls for replacing suspicion with understanding and demagoguery with knowledge.
A wartime letter from Arlington declares pride in American freedom, urges strong defense against pacifism, and condemns surrender to fear. The writer, an infantryman in Normandy, reflects on death, the atom bomb, and the drive to oppose any policy that erodes liberty, ending with a call to unity and faith.
Daniel J. Holland argues that labeling first-time offenders as "gone bad" is incorrect. He cites Bennington juvenile data showing 87 percent of first-time offenders do not reappear before the court, and notes current efforts to better address youth through intermediate security and probation programs.
Vermont voters who backed William H. Meyer seek to cast write-in votes in the November 6 election after his Democratic primary loss. Instructions explain writing his name and an X on paper ballots or using the blank top space on voting machines to record a Meyer vote. Helen H. MacMartin of Burlington signs the notice.
A Shaftsbury reader, Luise Horne, criticizes Nancy Mamish for naive antiwar aims. She argues demonstrations before Soviet and Western non Communist buildings influence officials differently. Horne cites Khrushchev’s Hungary 1956 actions and Cuba remarks to question the protest strategy.
At a Georgia Farm Products Sales Corp meeting a bookkeeper trips over unanimously. Directors are elected amid humor and a stockholder loudly votes No to aid the overtaxed clerk. The anecdote comes from F. A. Massey of Griffin, Ga.
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