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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont.
The piece denounces Ross Barnett's claim of a sovereign Mississippi as absurd. It argues no state has real sovereignty since the Constitution and Appomattox, noting Mississippi's heavy dependence on federal aid, defense spending, and price support subsidies. It concludes Mississippians are bound to the American system regardless of rhetoric.
In New York City a dispute over noncommercial Channel 13 WNDT led to a strike and closure after AFTRA demanded jurisdiction over all performers. WNDT refused to unionize teachers and writers, arguing the non profit station should not compel occasional performers to join. The article questions union power and hits at perceived selective enforcement.
Richard D. Grant remarks in a Sept 22 newsletter on Bay State politics about TV as a platform. He notes that a polished, hammed up presentation can sway viewers while substance may be overlooked, and contrasts this with a long political career featuring a soothing but long winded voice.
A Paris based analysis examines France’s voluntary planning led by Jean Monnet, arguing the system operates outside politics and could not easily translate to the United States. It highlights regional development, social benefits, and state aided industry such as Citroen and Renault, plus jet and aircraft production, as evidence of a pragmatic, hybrid economy that blends enterprise with government planning.
Vermont reports last season’s ski business reached 30 million dollars with many resorts posting gains over prior years. The study notes winter tourism boosts for nearby towns and broader state economy, encouraging continued development and industrial interest linked to skiing.
A First National City Bank analysis notes U.S. federal taxes rely heavily on income and payroll taxes, with 85 percent of receipts from these sources in 1960. Consumption taxes total about 15 percent, far lower than European and Nordic levels, suggesting tax structure may hinder investment and industrial progress amid global competition.
John H. Fischer argues teachers must master major disciplines to refine experience into knowledge and aid pupils. John Ciardi cautions that idolizing youth and athleticism leads to war, predicting disaster when physical prowess becomes societal religion.
The Meredith case raises questions about personal safety and the federal government’s willingness to push public school desegregation in Mississippi. Marshals protect him on campus while Kennedy signals continued enforcement, shaping future civil rights battles in the South.
In Peabody Massachusetts Evelyn Verocchi runs a 22 year old blacksmith shop focused on tool sharpening under contract to Massachusetts towns. The piece also notes young East Hartford student Brian King Jr producing color sound movies, a Maine driver reeducation tale, Rhode Island goose farming plan, a New Hampshire mica mine, and Southern Rhodesia editor Sydney Swadel praising the state’s beauty and dramatic politics.
The Augusta Kansas Gazette raises a question for its PTA discussion group asking whether parents should strike back. The item notes a provocative moment for local educators and families amid school policy tensions.
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