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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The piece argues Congress lacks a workable ethics standard as lawmakers shield their own actions. It cites Dirksen’s denial of public financial disclosures while noting public demand for strong ethics rules and mandatory outside-dealings disclosure. The author urges Congress to clean its own house to restore dignity and self respect.
Governor Rockefeller argues that Goldwater’s far right tactics threaten moderates and warns against foreclosing the nomination. He presses a rallying point through moderate Republicans like Kuchel and Scranton while presenting himself as the only practical alternative and enduring optimist.
Mary Stott describes her eight week East to West tour of the United States. She notes the vast unbuilt land, the hunger for space behind rapid road building, and the sprawling fringe of towns. She observes American friendliness and caution about genuine warmth beneath outward cheer.
In Concord the New Hampshire sweepstakes faces scrutiny as Edward Powers outlines safeguards. Data processing will track daily ticket totals and sales, with strict controls on purchases and state sale venues. Critics question if the program serves education or diverts funds and wonder about overall value.
Agnes de Mille writes in The New York Times Magazine about modern youth dancing as solitary, self driven performances lacking group cohesion. She argues dances like the Twist and Mashed Potato reveal pervasive loneliness and social breakdown among young people.
Hal Boyle lists vivid recalled scenes from a life well lived including family warmth, travel memories from the Rockies to Egypt, wartime moments, first raises, and a closing reflection on liberty attributed to Harry S. Truman.
A Sunderland resident urges formation of a central school to unite the town and improve academic and social life. The letter reflects pride in Sunderland and its people and imagines a future school with multi use spaces and community events. The piece includes a Vermont Jaycees resolution promoting a prayer observance amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The Vermont Historical Society notes a pair of elderly Boston schoolteachers who bought a Danville farm in the early 1920s and kept a Guernsey bull with Holstein cows. Neighbor Clem McDonald warned the bull would not improve the herd if left with the cows, but the women claimed the bull had separate sleeping quarters at night.
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