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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1963
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 for clear law governing presidential succession after Kennedy's shooting. It notes risks if the president is incapacitated or if no vice president exists, and supports a constitutional amendment authorizing Congress to set defined procedures. It cites debates over whether the vice president with cabinet approval or a Cabinet Senate House Supreme Court commission should decide disability. It warns against continued uncertainty and calls for prompt action.
In the wake of President Kennedy's death the nation contemplates priorities and the unfinished work of healing from slavery. The speaker urges calm, unity, and a measured approach to readjusting policy and addressing racial wounds while honoring the late president and the first post Civil War Southern president.
A Vermont letter column debates National Magazine coverage of Vermont's ski industry. It cites perceptions of decline and poverty, defends agriculture, and questions highway planning and tax claims while praising real estate gains and ski traffic, especially from New York City and the Mid Atlantic.
Visiting Editor Dr. Eugene Rabinowitch argues that Cuba showed mutual deterrence is unstable and urges a new world policy to reduce power-convulsions between the United States and the Soviet Union. He condemns brinkmanship and stresses avoiding repeated crises.
Analysis notes Lyndon B. Johnson as a powerful Senate leader who steered Congress during Eisenhower’s presidency. He earned effectiveness through detailed work, strategic compromise, and close understanding of every senator’s stance, foreshadowing how his egotism and drive would influence his White House leadership and civil rights push.
Mrs Helen P Howe recalls Aug 3 1928 in Plymouth Vermont when Calvin Coolidge took oath after Warren G Harding died. She and her late husband Edmund Howe observed the ceremony and details, noting reporters, telegrams, and Coolidge's reaction, with emphasis on newspaper coverage then vs now.
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