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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The piece weighs Kennedy UN appeal for cooperation against a split space policy. It notes a shift from Cold War rivalry to civilian funding while Congress debates a multibillion NASA appropriation. A House subcommittee has cut funds and risks lunar goals for 1970 amid policy confusion.
President Kennedy warned that NASA costs could reach 4.2 billion and urged a fast lunar program unless a Soviet American cooperative path is agreed. He argued readiness to proceed independently if needed while Congress grows skeptical of the moon race. A concrete deal before months pass remains essential to avoid losing both agreement and prestige.
Richard M. Nixon reenters the spotlight as a potential consensus candidate for the 1964 Republican nomination. After defeats for California governor and a harsh post election exit, he resumes public activity with European travel and policy speeches while denying a run. Analysts see him as a bridge figure should Rockefeller and Goldwater fail to dominate the race, possibly shaping the party platform even if he does not secure the nomination.
Arkansas Gazette notes editors favor TV editorials to broaden public debate but questions their effectiveness under government regulation. Congress probes TV opinions and contemplates rules, risking censorship and reduced broadcasting value. The piece cites a Wood River Journal quip on human nature.
Cambridge Maryland, a 12,000 population town, nears a city charter desegregation vote amid tense racial strife. Moderates from both sides push to desegregate public accommodations with support from NAACP leaders and local officials. Opponents argue private-property rights and decry integration as Communist-inspired. Gloria Richardson leads the Negro opposition while Dorchester County group contests the plan. The town seeks a path to instant equality, though leaders warn of possible violence if the measure fails.
Hal Boyle surveys rising numbers of wives holding jobs in middle class families, noting older average working women and a teen marriage trend. The column weaves in odd facts from language origins to longevity hopes, tuberculo sis reality, elevator patience, and quotes from Roy Wilkins and Henry Luce.
Frances R. Mullin urges readers to back Discharge Petition No. 3 in the House to force a vote on a constitutional amendment safeguarding prayer and Bible reading in public schools. She notes 60 resolutions filed after 1962 and 1963 Supreme Court rulings, with Becker's petition needing 135 more signatures for action, urging letters to congressmen and senators.
The piece argues the Senate hearings show the United States still pursuing underground testing and a strong weapons program while pursuing the test ban. It urges ratification as a step toward peace and outlines actions to curb nuclear spread, limit delivery systems, reduce surprise attacks, and create denuclearized zones, while warning against overmilitarization.
Malvine Cole of Stratton argues in a letter that Vermont laws on taking a black bear use the verb take but do not define shooting as taking. She compares statutes from 1947 and 1955 and questions whether humane killing could be treated differently from hunting during open season.
A Time magazine letter satirically defines a modern exile frame by assigning roles to nations, portraying the British as cooks, the French as mechanics, the Germans as police, and the Americans as lovers in a biting cultural critique.
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