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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sundays and holidays from 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont, under Banner Publishing Corporation authorship and distribution.
An editorial argues the FBI has become the largest funder of the American Communist Party through its payroll and informants. It claims the party is a paper tiger with about 8 500 members, 1 500 of whom are FBI agents, and says leaders Gus Hall and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn lack real influence. It suggests espionage remains a concern.
The piece argues Soviet espionage relies on global networks and ordinary media, not just American Communists. It asserts Moscow can monitor U S defense sites with or without internal sympathizers and critiques Nixon's loyalty politics amid FBI disclosures.
A writer recalls a 1960s trek to Rutland Hospital and reflects on vanishing bluebirds and woodcocks across New England. He cites a Fish and Wildlife Service woodcock productivity study at Laurel Maryland, noting declining wings sent in from 14 states and Canadian provinces, and suggests pesticides may harm wintering grounds. The piece ends with a hopeful sighting of bluebirds.
The Banner reports Dorset may pursue a joint refuse disposal project with Manchester. Town Manager John Browne cites options including an incinerator and sanitary landfill. The piece notes communities share services and the rummage sale tradition as inter town cooperation examples.
Wealthy suburbs as educational pioneers gain ground in a National Education Association survey. Team teaching, ungraded classrooms and college level humanities and world culture courses appear in Scarsdale Mount Lebanon Beachwood Riverside and University City with Lake Forest adding logic. Education costs rise as innovation demands time and money.
The author argues a careful diplomatic path can ease the Cuba Turkey crisis without upsetting global power balance. He warns against rushing to full blockade or invasion, notes private talks with Khrushchev would have saved face, and suggests dismantling offensive weapons from fringe states could reduce tension while preserving NATO unity.
A reader criticizes Mr. Fineman and peace advocates for aiding enemies. The writer recalls war memories, praises U S actions, and condemns peacetime reasoning as dangerous, concluding with a sharp rebuke from North Bennington.
AP analysis notes the promised tax cut hinges on Cuba and Berlin events. Uncertainties touch size, beneficiaries, and Treasury impact, with potential spikes from defense spending or Khrushchev moves. Treasury tax teams push ahead, while public calls for relief vary by upper versus lower brackets.
A young corporal in a England hospital endures pneumonia with humor intact while doctors pursue antibiotics. Nurses joke about injections as he endures shots every four hours, a prank taped to his backside reads ANOTHER WEAK END SHOT TO HELL, sent by Andrew J. Offt of El Cajon, California.
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