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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation based at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The piece argues the China India conflict is treated as normal and solvable by military means while calling for an immediate cease fire and renewed negotiations. It notes the lack of peacemaking energy and urges neutral states to press for talks, outlining possible boundary adjustments and the stakes for wider involvement.
The writer notes voter independence defying pollsters in the 1962 elections. He points to Vermont electing a Democratic governor, Oklahoma and California surprises, and cross party support among Jewish and Catholic voters, ending with a cautious view of Vermont’s political stability and the State House.
Pentagon officials warn the coming fiscal year could see defense outlays surge as much as four billion dollars. Navy seeks 70 ships a year, Army pushes for a mobile assault division with 300 aircraft, and Air Force presses for RS70 reconnaissance bomber and space program boosts. Critics say Cuban success does not justify a $50 billion annual defense rise.
Vermont's Philip Hoff, now the first Democratic governor in over a century, shifts from TV appearances to focus on state duties. The piece notes his early publicity efforts under Keyser and praises Hoff's priority of home responsibilities over networking notoriety.
Mr. Lippmann argues Cuban issues should become a Western Hemisphere affair to ease East West tensions. He predicts Khrushchev seeks accommodation with the West, aided by US nuclear supremacy and Sino Soviet rifts, and favors OAS backed military neutralization or oil blockade to end Cuba as a Soviet-American dispute.
Hal Boyle recalls childhood memories and midcentury quirks in a nostalgic list. Weaving anecdotes of dimes and nickel dances, circus water buckets, chewing gum under furniture, mail order gowns, front porches, chicken dinners, and soda flavors, the piece contrasts past innocence with modern anxieties.
The AP reports rising retail sales and corporate profits brighten prospects, with tax-cut hopes boosting purchasing power for individuals and expanding capital for plants and machinery. Auto sales push October retail volume to a high, while many firms raise dividends to offset declines in metals. Overall outlook remains upbeat but cautious.
Humor Hollis Way, a devout man who teased clergy, told the local minister that rain prayers could wait. He quipped that rain would come only if the minister carried an umbrella, highlighting his playful skepticism of clergy during a drought.
In a brief incident, a barber asks if a customer's tie was red on arrival while a dialogue unfolds around Uncle Mat's letter, revealing a small moment of humor or surprise in a shop setting.
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