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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The piece weighs the 1962 congressional record against Kennedy’s aims, noting mixed results. It cites defeats on medical care for the aged education aid and urban affairs, but highlights victories on a foreign trade bill communications satellite and labor retraining. It also blames seniority and special interests for legislative gridlock and questions the system's pace.
The piece notes two U S candidates died before elections in California and Vermont and discusses the unlikely chance of replacements. It cites Clem Miller in California and Frederic J Delany in Vermont and explores legal routes, possible special elections or legislative selection, and the possibility of write-in efforts fading.
The Plymouth Notch Coolidge memorial controversy continues as critics fight the preservation program and the $1 million fundraising effort. Supporters urge organized action to shield the birthplace from neglect and commercialism while opponents mock the project as a marble monstrosity and warn against zoning overreaction.
Washington commentary criticizes Congress for reflecting public opinion while resisting the new era in world affairs. It argues lawmakers overstep on foreign policy, cites Yugoslavia and Poland provisos, and warns of US economic sluggishness and drift compared with Western Europe and the Soviet Union.
AP analysis notes deflation is a distant risk for consumers while stock markets weaken globally. It cites lower commodity prices and steel costs, but rising manufacturing and personal service costs keep consumer prices steady. Economic voices warn of a potential U.S. recession amid global slowdown, though inflation remains a near-term push.
A letter argues Time magazine misrepresented Rachel Carson and defends biological controls. It contends that money drives pesticide research and that reliance on chemicals ignores ecological balance. The writer calls for cautious, biological approaches to pest management and highlights DDT dangers.
A Letter to the Editor argues Democrats should write in William H. Meyer for the U S Senate in 1960. The piece condemns party bosses who backed a nonentity and urges independent voters and Republicans to join Democrats in voting Meyer to defeat the party hacks and promote good governance.
The letter to the editor and coverage note reactions to a Sunday sermon in Oxford Mississippi. Episcopal Rev Duncan Gray calls a political figure a living symbol of lawlessness while Presbyterian Rev Murphy Wilds urges collective confession and action.
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