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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Editorials praise Defense Secretary McNamara for logical handling of issues like the TFX program and race policy. Rep Carl Vinson proposes court martial for officers enforcing segregated facilities near bases, drawing mixed responses from commentators and warnings to slow economic sanctions.
The piece argues the federal government may bar servicemen from segregated public spaces and that such action should not be seen as coercion but as enforcing equal treatment. It claims social mores in the South need change and that a civilian proprietor could still serve civilians, just not involve the federal government in racism.
Critics, led by New York law enforcement, question the Valachi hearings yet acknowledge their public value. The publicity highlights a continuing crime empire and the need for higher ethics and efficiency in crime control, even if some testimony rests on hearsay.
The address to the Class of 1967 urges humility in college life at Chicago and Cherryvale and Mandan papers echo humor about aging. It emphasizes that true education blends knowledge and understanding with curiosity flexibility and humor. It warns not to expect flawless discussions or perfect wisdom from any class or faculty.
Readers respond on free speech, civil rights, and Vermont’s Morgan Horse Farm. Writings discuss Harrington Adler Warfield and the Cuba crisis, then a Rockford Morgan Horse Club view urging Weybridge as true home, arguing Randolph plans are costly and state funding needed for Weybridge success.
A political column condemns a furtive filibuster delaying tax cuts and civil rights measures. It argues bipartisan needs: tax relief to spur jobs and the Civil Rights Act to end humiliation, urging debate and a cloture vote amid national security concerns.
The writer traces sources on Africa and the idea of the African personality sparked by quotes from Alex Quaison-Lackey. He exalts Laurens Van Der Post and Phillipa Schuyler while critiquing Quaison-Lackey's view, arguing Western influence worsens Africa and questioning African independence without Western goods. The discussion references Dr. Albert Schweitzer and colonial history.
The speaker praises Mr Quaison-Sackey for his role in Africa but trusts Dr Schweitzer more for improving the native condition. The speaker adds this preference would remain if their skin colors were reversed.
The article surveys global balance of payments woes, noting Britain France and West Germany faced postwar strains while the United States runs a different deficit pattern. It discusses Canada and the risk of dollar holders converting to gold if confidence in the dollar wanes.
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