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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
Editorial notes the President’s view that Cuban missiles are offensive and could destroy cities in the United States and Latin America. It cites Gromyko’s defense claim and proposes a UN and OAS role while emphasizing a naval quarantine to halt ships carrying offensive weapons to Cuba.
The piece argues the Cuba conflict edges toward war, with U S missile retaliation threats against the Soviet Union and a hard line on access to West Berlin. It stresses increased danger if Russia responds with force at sea or in Berlin, framed as a hemispheric threat doctrine.
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company may reassess its use of trading stamps after reporting earnings for 13 weeks ending August 25 that were $906000 below the prior year. The move could influence a multimillion dollar industry and sway housewives and retailers wary of stamp schemes.
The piece surveys mounting criticism of American schooling from figures like William Benton and Hyman Rickover. It contrasts U S progress with Soviet gains and calls for higher standards and better teachers to close the gap Between advantaged and disadvantaged schools.
An Albany column argues Americans should value the U.N. amid criticism. It highlights non governmental groups working with the U.N. to humanize issues, praises U Thant era leadership and Congo finance, and notes 1961 U.S. investment of $1.06 per person as a bargain.
Marquis Childs outlines California politics as Nixon campaigns to unseat Gov. Edmund G. Brown with aims toward 1964. He notes polls suggest GOP gains in big states like New York and California could reshuffle the presidential map, while Nixon's Oratory and promises contrast with Brown’s tax stance.
Irving Fineman notes anxiety over nuclear weapons since World War II and cites numerous peace groups. He promotes Robert Pickus speaking November 3 at Bennington High School to address security and freedom questions and seeks peaceful solutions.
Verder Elwell, Shaftsbury Democratic Committee member, questions whether Mrs. Luise Horn wrote as a private citizen or as a Republican committee member in her letter about nuclear war and a Shafts bury representative. He supports her concern but doubts the affiliation context.
Michigan State football coach Hugh Daugherty says life without work is insipid and life without relaxation is deadening, stressing balance in training and rest.
AP feature recounts 32 husbands answer what they find hardest to understand about wives. Responses span from four months to 39 years of marriage, highlighting surprises, gratitude, and the enduring puzzle of marital life.
A Bennington on Friday evening shows a woman walking with three squeaky tricycling children while a passerby jokes they need grease. She deflects with a retort about tracking their location. Also noted is a Charleston father at Auburn University whose four year old son points him out in the crowd by a square hat and housecoat.
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