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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
Opinion argues tightening US handgun controls to reduce armed crime. Calls for stricter sale laws, ban on private ownership except for law enforcement, nationwide handgun identification, and curbing mail order gun shipments to curb private possession and protect police.
The find of a Viking settlement in Newfoundland dating to 1000 A D challenges the Columbus era as the starting point of North American civilization. Norse voyages by Leif Ericson may be seen as a prelude to later exploration, with possible further archaeological clues to come.
The Detroit News profile reflects WWI veterans at their annual gathering with an average age of about 70. It contrasts their war experiences with later conflicts, notes their enduring gratitude, and shifts to a personal reminiscence about a hurricane newsroom effort and a playful salt and sodium tale tied to a doctor’s observation and dietary notes.
A columnist recounts salt in daily life from the Great Salt Lake to road salting and hospital diets. He notes his hospital stay at Putnam Memorial, facing nicotine restrictions and a telling medical blunt about salt intake, and recalls teenage visitors seeking gossip about Kelton Miller and Warren Buckler.
Washington debate centers on how much nuclear overkill is enough. McNamara faces pressure to cut back production while a Clinton Anderson plan proposes stockpiling plutonium by reprocessing uranium. The move would sustain Oak Ridge Savannah River and Hanford, with implications for jobs, plants, and long term energy uses.
Bennington reader Reuben Levin reacts to Mrs. Margaret Ray’s November 5 letter about the new post office. He notes congestion will persist due to preference for driving and jokes about proximity to Elm Street doctors’ offices reducing walks for patients paying bills.
James P. Stannard of South Dorset questions Irving Adler about his past Communist Party membership the date of his resignation and length of membership He also asks whether Adler criticized the Russian invasion of Hungary as strongly as the film Operation Abolition.
The writer notes the bite of presidential bugs is incurable and predicts Nixon will attempt a comeback unless Rocky returns to form. The observer adds that a defeated nominee keeps trying if his party allows, signaling ongoing political speculation.
The 1963 Vermont deer season for bucks only opens with many hunters taking to roads and woods. It runs through November 24 with 5 p.m. daily. bow season runs November 30 to December 15. advice covers gear, navigation, safety, terrain, and camp etiquette for successful hunts and meat care.
A critical review lauds Pearl Buck for presenting Korea with narrative depth and cultural detail. It praises Buck’s ability to convey an alien civilization through personal relationships and family life while tracing Korea’s historical struggles from Japanese rule to postwar partition.
The Rev. W. R. Siegart of Trinity Lutheran Church in Lansford Pa. told a tale of a Sunday school pupil misstating the Epistles as the wives of the apostles. The humorous remark drew quick, lighthearted reactions from the audience.
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