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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. Located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont it serves as the local newspaper for the area.
Editorial notes rising moderates across the Deep South as Mississippi’s Ole Miss unrest prompts governors in Alabama and South Carolina to shift tactics. It argues for time to let lessons sink in and warns of potential violence if officials fail to align with law and order amid court-ordered admissions and federal actions.
The weekend brought five highway deaths near our community. Frederic J. Delaney of North Clarendon dies early Saturday and leaves a void in his Rutland law firm. Four RPI students die in a Saturday night crash near Hoosick New York while returning from Bennington College. The piece notes sorrow but resists a call for major road changes, urging drivers to stay cautious on wet, leaf strewn pavements.
A brief urging readers to carry a blood type card with RH factor in case of emergency. The note from Arcadia News Leader stresses peace of mind for individuals and families.
President Kennedy pursues economic warfare to squeeze Castro and deny Khrushchev gains in the Western Hemisphere. The plan hinges on broader allied backing, Latin American cooperation, and new shipping penalties targeting Soviet bloc vessels bound for Cuba.
Letters to The Banner discuss towns forging a joint lawsuit to seek a declaratory judgment on Henry W. Putnam's gift and the obligation to pay 100 percent for indigent care. The correspondence warns of potential one man rulings and notes Bennington Hospital profits from charging towns, urging caution among selectmen and taxpayers.
Fairfax Ayres of Shaftsbury urges caution as towns debate a Bennington Hospital expansion funded from the Putnam Memorial endowment. He questions citizen consent and local will amid calls for a new doctors office, modernized facilities, psychiatric clinic, and a $1 million funding goal.
William E. Miller, Republican national chairman, says with no White House control or majorities in Congress and limited governorships, the party must win in 1962 or risk failing to secure a presidential nomination in 1964. He warns a nominee would be hard to find if 1962 is lost.
Irving Fineman argues that The Banner and the press miss the deeper meaning of the University of Mississippi clash. He claims the crisis reflects a failure of Christianity and brotherhood, likening Ross Barnett and supporters to Nazi conduct and urging churches to speak out.
Hal Boyle recalls Sam the cabby who quits at 65 then unretires to drive again. Sam describes the lure of work and the strain of retirement and Social Security income, returning to the garage and his old boss to feel needed and find purpose.
Time Magazine notes how English leaders mix levity with public duty and recounts Lord Halifax joking in a railroad tunnel. It also highlights Maud McGehee a Atlanta domestic author and a poem about a maid seeking work and love for a baby.
The GOP plans to contact each signer on Conservative Party petitions after dropping legal challenges. Rockefeller backers fear a split vote as polls show a wide Republican lead, while upstate leaders warn against liberal taxes and policy moves. Eisenhower to speak in Syracuse.
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