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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays. It is published by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The piece argues the pact to outlaw nuclear armed space vehicles matters little in itself yet signals a mutual push to ease tensions. It notes steps like a hot line, reopening consulates, and Vienna inspections under IAEA as signs of a broader cooperative trend between Moscow and Washington.
Congressional leaders on both sides show openness to selling surplus wheat to the Communist bloc and pursuing smaller, more workable agreements. While major issues like Germany and disarmament resist quick breakthroughs, officials aim to build trust through limited accords, aligning with Lord Home’s UN remark that the end of the Cold War may be in sight.
In a Pittsfield talk, Dartmouth President John Sloan Dickey argues major news often stems from Latin America, Asia, and Africa, not the Western bias of many colleges. He calls for education and media to broaden awareness, urging readers to move beyond familiar sources and understand global affairs.
A Baptist Message columnist cites boredom as a driver of social ills from dropouts to juvenile mischief. He cites educators and authorities and contrasts drudgery with modern life. He quotes Charles Morgan Jr and Kennedy on corporal punishment and strong home discipline to ease classroom burdens.
The visiting editor questions apartheid’s impact as U N security actions clash with Pretoria policy. Stevenson urge severer sanctions and oil bans while African states push for action. apartheid laws strip rights from black Africans and fuel international tensions as Addis Ababa talks fail to ease the stand.
Hal Boyle reflects on celebrities after twenty years and over a thousand interviews. He says fame traders share a drive for approval, a built in sense of drama, and fear anonymity. Some are generous, others stingy, with Omar Bradley cited as a rare grounded figure.
In Albany GOP leaders assign attorney S Stanley Kreutzer to review the current ethics rules for the legislature. A final decision rests with a legislative vote as Mahoney and Carlino seek clearer standards. Comptroller Levitt cites 274 public officials violating conflict rules with over 1.3 million dollars involved a two year study guiding a 1964 reform effort.
New York bankers criticize U.S. moves to fix balance of payments as too little and late while noting a possible shift toward greater international cooperation. They cite limited impact from spending curbs and hope new policy studies by the World Bank IMF and others may improve prospects.
Mrs C W Chandler of Bennington writes about the death of Limpy the big Labrador at Sunset Farm. She urges enforcement of animal crash reporting laws and accountability for the driver who fled after striking the dog and leaving him to suffer.
Lawrence E. Harrington states a Banner letter did not contain the phrase drunken chiselers. The exchange centers on a Sept. 13 letter and a Sept. 25 reply, with Ed noting the quoted line originated from a different passage and Hampshire context.
A traveler recalls meeting a half naked holy man near a sacred cow in Bombay. The man’s clock stopped, the holy man claimed three minutes to eleven, and later revealed he moved the cow’s tail to see a police station clock.
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