Put the Rutland Railway into politics for Vermont’s sake
The Bennington Banner urges Governor Keyser and state officials to raise public scrutiny of the Rutland Railroad collapse. It argues the ICC’s pending abandonment and a potential sale threaten 400 jobs and a $3 million payroll, with unions pressing to keep the line alive and critics alleging profit motives through liquidation and tax credits.
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Keyser
Philip Hoff
Rutland
Vermont
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
ICC
Washington
Boston & Maine
Delaware & Hud
William S. Ginsburg
The
Ginsburg
Eek Magazine
Business Week
Railway Corporation
State of
Rutland Railway
Meredith Attacks Army Guard Duty Over Oxford Riots
The New York Times reports James N Meredith criticized how the Army protected him during Mississippi unrest. He called it dishonor for Negro troops though federal troops were deployed to uphold federal law and curb violence. The Farm Journal notes the era’s pervasive media and technology spread.
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James N. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Oxford
Miss
Meredith
Mississippi
United States
Berlin Stand Then and Now as West Faces Soviet Tactics
In Washington and Bonn the Berl in stalemate stands as Khrushchev signals renewed moves after the U.S. elections. Adenauer and Kennedy must discuss access, presence, and the risk of escalation while Western plans await government decisions. Bonn warns against slogans and urges firm negotiation to avoid nuclear peril.
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Schroeder
Washington
Adenauer
Khrushchev
Berlin
West Berlin
Kennedy
Rusk
Soviet Union
Kremlin
U.S
Bonn
Alsop
East Germany
Soviet Empire
Berlin Wall
Business firms map disaster plans for nuclear and peacetime
The Financial Executives Institute reports a panel of corporate officials has drawn up guidelines for major disasters applicable to nuclear and peacetime catastrophes. It calls for one high level executive to oversee planning, continuity, and liaison with Civil Defense, plus emergency succession, revised safety programs, and local mutual aid pools to share equipment and manpower.
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New York
West Coast
Berlin
Cuba
Financial Executives Institute
Bumper stickers through the ages reveal political antics
In North Bennington an essay recalls how campaign gadgets and coffee fueled 19th century rallies. A vivid 1856 Republican Democrat clash at a grove near Prospect Street ends with Cross delivering a final speech atop a tree stump as cannons and bands try to drown him out.
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National Geographic Society
Alexander the Great
America
Geographic
George Washington
George
North Bennington
Herbert S. Walbridge
James Buchanan
John C. Fremont
Deacon Watson Grove
Prospect St
New York City
Boston
Troy
New York
Rutland
Bennington
John White
Grove
John Cross
Shaftsbury
Cross
Letter to the Editor on nuclear disarmament and foresight
Nancy Mamis of Shaftsbury questions the editorial stance on nuclear testing and disarmament. She criticizes media bias, recalls a Gh an a conference and ambassador Wadsworth, and mocks fallouts shelters while urging careful consideration of nuclear risk and democratic norms.
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General Assembly of
United Nations
Horne
Ghana
Wadsworth
Nkrumah
O.K
Nancy Mamis Shaftsbury
Letter to editor disputes Mississippi Christianity claim
Lawrence E Harrington of Bennington writes to The Banner asking Irving Fineman to acknowledge Christianity exists beyond Mississippi. He criticizes recent letters as gibberish and urges Fineman to wise up and tend to his own knitting.
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The
Banner
Irving Fineman
Irv
Mississippi
Lawrence E. Harrington
RFD
Bennington
Letter about disarmament and Vermont legislature race
A letter discusses Mrs. Luise Horne and public views on nuclear disarmament. The writer quips that disarmament debates show fuzzy thinking, names figures like Kennedy and Ike, and mentions the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency while noting no one claims a treaty will guarantee peace.
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Luise Horne
Vermont
Horne
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Ike
Foster
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Travel joke about aid and unspoiled countries
A humorous remark from The New Yorker about a travel agent’s office. The speaker quips that foreign aid has been so abundant the destination has been removed from their list of unspoiled countries.
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the New Yorker
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