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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
Editorial notes that the House Ways and Means Committee will hold hearings on President Kennedy's Medicare plan for the aged though no action is expected this year. The piece argues the administration seeks political mileage ahead of the 1964 election, while urging debate on merits rather than voting appeals.
In Roswell Georgia in November 1856 Dr Nathaniel A Pratt preached on The Perils of the Dissolution of the Union. A later revival in 1963 echoed the sermon noting Hartford Convention seeds of disunion and urging restraint amid hotheads.
Elizabeth Dwyer argues modern women expand from family secrets to a market of specialized cookbooks. She notes the rise of two hundred serving guides, calls for cooking with children, and imagines playful, inventive titles and bizarre flavor ideas as part of the new culinary age.
National Retarded Children's Week highlights the costly burden of mental retardation. Agencies and families shoulder about 1 billion dollars annually for care and the unemployable retarded adult loss reaches near 5 billion. A national panel under the President aims to combat the issue with a comprehensive plan.
Commenting on interagency and private efforts, the piece argues rehabilitation and better childhood programs could curb the issue of retardation over the decade. It calls for broad citizen responsibility and suggests donations to the Bennington Friends of Retarded Children for the Red Brick School in Shaftsbury as a community contribution.
A federal hearing on Vermont redistricting follows a surge of cases nationwide as the Supreme Court weighs appeals from New York Maryland Alabama and Virginia. A New York Times survey shows 39 suits across 50 states challenging legislative apportionment with varied population shares needed for control.
A farmer in England stopped apple thefts by posting a sign reading Thou shalt not steal after initial thefts continued despite Keep out trespassers will be prosecuted. The humor contrasts moral appeal with theft, while noting the bank’s vault remains secure.
The Roswell area was settled circa 1837 by Connecticut-born Roswell King who noted a creek fall could power a cotton mill near the Chattahoochee. The town began as a summer refuge for King's friends, included Dr King and James S. Bulloch, and Bulloch Hall connects to Theodore Roosevelt. The piece also recalls Dr Pratt's pro-Union sermon amid secession tensions and debates over religious exercises in schools.
Darrell R. Luinetti warns in a letter from South Londonderry that Communist speakers have appeared on nearly 100 campuses over two years. He cites J Edgar Hoover’s remark that their aim is to sow doubt about the American way of life and urges vigilance to protect local colleges from this perceived threat.
Mrs Kenalene J Collins of Readsboro commends The Banner staff for thoughtful coverage of state educational problems. The letter cites public opinion as key to reform and includes quotes from Robert Hutchins and Clark Kerr on higher education and parking concerns. James Meredith is quoted on civics in Washington.
In a speech to the Economic Club of New York, Robert S. McNamara warns Soviet leaders against risky challenges, cites Cuba and Berlin tensions, asserts U S nuclear superiority, and urges a prompt military response to small provocations while noting bilateral risk of strategic nuclear war. The talk frames restraint but readiness amid Cold War tensions.
The column invites letters to its editor with a 200 word condensation limit for longer pieces. Signatures and addresses are required on all letters, and letters will be printed provided there is no libel or taste issue.
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