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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The piece urges public support for a civilian defense program as East West tensions rise. It pins blame on Congress for underfunding CD and on public opinion for ignoring the issue, urging a sustained sense of urgency beyond crises. It frames civil defense as essential to rational national policy.
The article discusses Kennedy's Cuba blockade move and its risky implications for a potential limited naval clash. It contrasts Cuba with Europe and Berlin, cites Suez Hungary tensions, and notes European concern over American focus on Cuba. It analyzes political pressures on Kennedy amid an election cycle and the likelihood of Khrushchev’s countermeasures.
AP analyzes how wartime fears shift prices in stocks and commodities. Investors fear disruption to peacetime industry and rally defense makers while consumer shares fall. Some seek defense plays, others stay sidelined as alerts shape trading patterns.
A pair of letters urge opposition to Kennedy's Cuban blockade and call for UN action, diplomacy, and disarmament. They warn of catastrophe and urge citizens to press Congress and Adlai Stevenson at the UN. The second letter critiques party choices in Massachusetts and urges voting for reform and reformist candidates to preserve democracy. It also quotes Dimitrov on communist strategies and urges awareness of Soviet influence.
An analysis links Mississippi poverty to segregation and underfunded higher education. It notes low per capita income, low professor salaries, and limited access for Black Mississippians to vote and study. It also cites riots by poor white farmers and the social impact of keeping Negroes in the gutter.
Vermont Democrat W Robert Johnson of Brattleboro faced strong criticism as he spoke at a party banquet. Analysts say his self assessment and party rifts weaken his bid against Republican incumbent George Aiken, who is favored for re election and has broad support for Vermont and beyond.
Agriculture Secretary Freeman argues urban ignorance of the rural economy keeps farm bills from passing. The Department risks an education campaign linking farm prosperity to the whole economy while noting city residents pay via taxes and high food prices.
A House appropriations subcommittee hearing on military aid to Morocco yielded late night fragments after censorship. Rep. Otto Passman pressed for details while Brig. Gen. Stephen O Fuqua Jr. and others offered partial, redacted responses about the package and numbers involved.
A speaker addressing seniors urged rejection of socialism communism and anarchism. From the back a heckler shouted let us also discard rheumatism, echoing the hall's lively audience reaction in a moment of wit and grit.
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