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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The Banner backs Philip H. Hoff for governor and Harold Raynolds for Congress, praising their qualifications and arguing for a stronger two party system. The paper also weighs local races in Bennington County, urging voters to cast two senate votes and noting views on town and village representatives in Bennington, Shaftsbury and Pownal.
The Vancouver Sun cites the U S National Macaroni Institute reporting Americans eat about 4 425 feet of spaghetti macaroni and noodles per year The piece mocks averages while noting Cuban Situation stock market and music notation links and ends with a quip on Navy atomic ships in battle dress
In analysis of the Sino Indian conflict and Cuba crisis the piece argues Peiping now dominates Asia as Moscow loses influence. It notes India seeks Western aid after Nehru appeals to the United States, with Pakistan Kashmir issues complicating defense and regional stability.
A Letter to the Editor from Bradford Smith of Shaftsbury counters a critic by outlining Bennington's Turn Toward Peace group aims. The group seeks open membership, promotes public debate, and favors patient negotiations over denouncing nations to avert nuclear annihilation. Join the Saturday 8 p.m. discussion in Bend I Auditorium.
A letter from J Duncan Campbell of Bennington urges Bennington Republicans to vote in Vermont elections. He warns that close races could flip the state from Republican to Democratic control, noting the potential impact of a low turnout and referencing former Gov Dewey's remarks.
Retired USNR Commander Paul E. Warfield writes that Mr Fineman has no right to call him captain and argues the American public bears guilt for atomic defense. He praises Bradford Smith’s honest journalism and asserts government actions last week advanced peace more than pacifist sermons.
A Stam ford housewife Mrs Ethel Rawden argues that most women are idle and spoilt yet complain about hard household labor. The remark highlights gender roles and labor expectations in a conservative view. She asserts women should work hard and stop moaning about housework.
The writer comments on state planning, emigration of youth, and economic studies in Vermont. He notes outlandish candidates like Hoff, discusses the fate of small towns such as Landgrove, and criticizes the Vermont Development Commission for outdated financial statistics while arguing for factual research before planning. The piece reflects skepticism toward bureaucratic planning and defends individual rights.
Hal Boyle recalls a dreamlike South Seas voyage with six sailors and temptingly peaceful island damsels, then wakes to his wife Frances breaking the reverie. He reflects on a vacation at Tom Alexander's Cataloochie Ranch in the Great Smoky Mountains with no media contact and asks what happened while he was away.
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