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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily Vermont newspaper published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington. It excludes Sundays and holidays and covers regional news, notices, and community events for Bennington and surrounding areas.
The article outlines a sharp policy clash over the wheat for Russia deal between President Kennedy and critics led by Vice President Nixon. It argues for open debate, cites economic and geopolitical benefits, and contends that trade could aid U.S. farmers and balance of payments while not fueling the Cold War.
Bennington hospital trustees reject a $53,000 federal grant for a cancer research building citing mandatory construction standards that would raise costs. The piece argues federal aid should allow local flexibility, noting Urban Redevelopment programs could better aid small Vermont towns if rules were lighter and more adaptable.
A collection of quips on human nature from the Bloomfield Missouri Vindicator notes procrastination as relatable. It contrasts neighborly affection for delaying chores with old timers recalling past habits and a WSJ style remark about a wedding where the groom failed to attend.
An Atlanta piece notes Pope John XXIII’s legacy as a loving, guileless leader whose papers reveal a commitment to humanity. The second Vatican Council in Rome, led by Pope Paul VI, seeks unity while bridging Christianity to the modern world, amid concerns over communism and a shared search for grace.
An AP report argues a third consecutive strong auto year boosts overall growth. Rising car ownership feeds demand for goods and services from suppliers to banks, spurring employment, highways, shopping centers, and higher personal income, with households increasingly owning multiple cars.
Milton Eisenhower argues in The Wine Is Bitter that Latin Americans face inevitable revolution unless the oppressive order ends. He frames peaceful reform as possible or violent tyranny as the alternative, urging decisive action across the Americas. In New Jersey a judge orders Hawthorne board to comply with the Supreme Court ban on school prayer, stressing constitutional oaths.
New York leaders say Governor Rockefeller trails Senator Goldwater in the New Hampshire GOP primary and must adopt Kefauver like street campaigning. The piece notes Kefauver’s 1952 success and weighs Rockefeller’s odds, with Hanover and Dartmouth mentioned and potential third candidates discussed.
Hal Boyle observes that memory betrays age more than appearance. He notes people chase youth with cosmetics diets and plastic surgery but cautions reminiscence reveals true age. He cites Casey Stengel and Red Grange as examples of aging while staying vivid in memory.
A letter to The Banner corrects a previous migrant labor housing article, naming the Shaftsbury Methodist Church's Christian Social Concern Commission as the bill author and noting broader support from the Bennington and Vermont church councils. The writer argues H 302 aimed to protect workers and communities through preoccupancy health inspections and potential condemnation if standards were unmet.
Texan R B Jones writes only after initials on payroll form causing checks to read Ronly Bonly Jones. Les Carpenter notes. Henry Malone shares fan’s plan to bake Shakespeare quote cakes with Old English icing, wife quips cannot have archaic and eat it too.
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