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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The piece argues that tax funded trips for defeated senators and congressmen are rewards rather than duties. It labels Berlin Paris and Athens junkets as fringe benefits, noting such travel fails to aid lawmaking while exposing taxpayers to hypocrisy. It condemns the trips as a purge of the junket practice.
A public torn by mixed expert rulings on fats and heart disease. The piece notes differing positions from the American Heart Association and the AMA, urges limiting animal fats, and predicts long term evidence will settle the issue while cautioning against high fat intake in the meantime.
The piece argues Vermonters preserve a long tradition of independence by voting for Hoff and reelecting Republicans, noting the state’s history of minority status in national races and a shift in governor and Congress outcomes. It closes with a Kansas City Star quip on public appetite for change and currency in vending machines.
In Vermont 1962 deer season closure looms at 5 p.m. tomorrow as hunters reflect on geese sightings, dog interactions, and camping tracts. A white spotted dog chased a deer, prompting caution to owners. a famed trout tale ends sadly. The Bennington Rod and Gun Club hosts its 30th annual game supper December 8, with proceeds benefiting club activities.
Washington diplomacy pushes a Kennedy tax cut plan as Chairman Wilbur Mills negotiates with Congressional leaders. Analysts note Mills seeks broad tax reform over quick cuts, citing a rising gross national product and a $7.8 billion deficit, while two schools of thought push for rate cuts or structural overhaul.
The piece recounts applejack making in Western New England, noting barrels kept in cold, freezing nights and the drink’s potent effects. It details temperance drives in Williams town, the evolution of liquor laws, and the shift from dry to wet periods, ending with modern packaging stores selling applejack.
A reader urges The Banner to push for rebuilding the old County Road from Stamford to Pownal to reduce race track congestion. He criticizes editorials as too circulation driven, praises Hoff endorsement, and urges sharper focus on education development and highways for Vermont’s long term growth.
A humorous Denver Post item from Austria sketches a boy answering a Moscow door. A stranger asks after the boy's father. the boy replies he is in outer space and won't return until 11:32 a.m. tomorrow. The mother is at the butcher shop.
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