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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sundays and holidays. Printed by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont.
In the half year before the nominating convention the Goldwater and Rockefeller camps push bandwagon rhetoric. Governor Scranton’s meeting with Rockefeller shifts strategy as he asks Rockefeller to skip Pennsylvania primaries, aiming to craft an uncommitted, favorite-son path to San Francisco. The piece notes private pacts matter more than public assurances and concludes the GOP bandwagon has not started rolling.
The Minnetonka Pilot in Mound Minnesota cites an editorial criticizing FBI director Hoover for proposing to bar Communist speakers from campuses. It argues such limits threaten academic freedom and notes open debate on college campuses about racism radical rightism and Communism.
Former President Eisenhower says supporters of Senator Goldwater misuse the term conservative and notes it has been twisted by extremists on both right and left. He warns the country dangers from such conservatism and hints Nixon or Lodge as possible GOP picks if a convention deadlock occurs.
Hal Boyle lampoons social quirks with quick observations. He jokes that a husband is hen pecked when his wife greets cabs first and notes the dull fate of parties among economists. He mocks manicure vanity and memo culture while advising skepticism about ministers.
A collection of aphoristic reflections on optimism cynicism parenting temperaments and social duty. Notable lines attribute insight to Herbert Hoover Dwight D. Eisenhower Pierre S. DuPont and Henry Steel Commager. The passages discuss service in work and family life, public behavior, and the American experiment.
A reader questions claims that a Lake Champlain cutoff would allow ocean freight via Hudson and Richelieu Rivers. He critiques rumored $6 million annual grain shipping savings for Vermont farmers, recalculates costs, notes conflicting figures on milk production costs, and cites Brattleboro Reformer and New York Times commentary on waterways development. He questions plant location logic and mentions an Atomic Energy Commission explosion report near San Antonio as an aside.
AP News Analyst notes that Cambodia's withdrawal of American aid and turn toward Red China could broaden Communist influence in Southeast Asia. He warns the United States must bolster anti Communist regimes while pondering long term success. The commentary cites President Kennedy and regional dynamics, with an aside on a humorous international Teamster cartoon.
The Vineyard Gazette rails at a report from the American Can Co about a new white polystyrene paper cup dispenser that may render the tin dipper obsolete. The piece defends the tin dipper’s place in Puritan water tradition, praising its ceremony and long handle while noting sanitation questions and asking who now makes tin dippers.
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