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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Castro proposes allowing Cubans with US relatives to leave after October 10, forcing the United States to screen entrants for security and political risk. The move raises long term policy questions about caps on exiles while exposing the United States to potential Castro leverage and future appeals by other regimes.
Village Trustee Joseph Carroll adds his voice to long standing protests about the Main and Valentine Streets crossing known for frequent crashes. Drivers struggle to see a side mounted light amid trucks blocking the corner, prompting calls for warning signs and a centrally placed light while awaiting a new signal. The town has debated solutions for years with little action, and residents compare to a conspicuous Ben Mont Avenue light as a possible model for safer traffic management.
Editor notes describe President Johnson signing activities and Gov Hoff heading to Washington for Sen George D Aikens rural water bill. Bennington Catholic High School hosts Fall Foliage Queen pageant with praised entrants. Festival organizer Don Hicks says entries are strongest yet while leaf peepers flood town. foliage underwhelms with some leaves still green at ground.
A Washington propaganda piece critiques Red China’s overseas bets in Algeria, the United Arab Republic and Indonesia. It argues neglect at home fuels collapse abroad, cites Ben Bella Nasser Sukarno and Lin Piao, and warns tyrants face eventual downfall as Africa and Asia resist Beijing’s influence.
A defense of personal responsibility argues that individuals must be held accountable for crimes rather than blaming society. The column cites a Houston police set of twelve parenting rules, critiquing shifts of blame and urging a national cultural shift toward accountability.
Frank Rowsome Jr with Carl Rose surveys Burma Shave signs in The Verse by the Side of the Road The Story of the Burma Shave Signs and Jingles Published by Stephen Greene Press Brattleboro 121 pages 3.95 The reminiscence recalls fond childhood rides with the famous signs and chronicles their rise and decline across 43 states with anecdotes about their origins and impact on highway safety.
A House labor subcommittee hears Colleen Boland of the AFL-CIO Transport Workers Union protest airline age limits for hostesses. She cites 32 to 35 as common ceilings, arguing sex appeal aided aviation growth, while lawmakers consider a compromise pairing older hostesses with younger stewards to balance service and perception.
Burma shave held annual contests with $100 prizes for each accepted entry and drew many submissions nationwide except in Arizona New Mexico Nevada and Massachusetts. Fidelia M Dearlove a 33 year Burma Vita secretary mapped entries and handled the paperwork, a name and job that sound like a novelette.
In 1963 Burmac Vita sold to Philip Morris and its famed verses faded from public view while George Odell notes the irony of Smithsonian preservation of the old advertising. Mrs Otis, Banner county editor, has read every signboard on U S 7 through Bennington County and commutes daily from Manchester to Bennington.
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