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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sundays and holidays. It is produced by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Sylvia Porter notes in the Rutland Herald that stepping up grain shipments to the Soviet Union can profit the United States. She recalls 1892 and 1920 relief efforts that fed millions, aided by private donations and the American Relief Administration led by Herbert Hoover, despite political mistrust.
Dwight Marvin argues democracy may not fit all nations cultural backgrounds and histories. He compares democratic adoption across the Americas Europe and beyond, noting cautions about imposing Western systems on Latin America and other regions. He questions whether dictatorial or alternative regimes can be more fitting for certain populations.
The Mississippi Test Operations Center near Picayune will house first and second stage Saturn V engine tests for NASA. The project dominates 141,900 acres with 13,550 acres in the construction zone cleared and 1,700 jobs planned at a $250 million initial phase. Dredging, canal work, and new docks are under Army Corps direction as 72 water moccasins die daily in the effort to move massive boosters to Cape Canaveral.
The author laments a long drought hindering small game hunting while big game opens soon. He jokes about rain dances and notes Vermont Forest Service fire patrols increase due to extended drought. A flight tour illustrates fire risk areas near Mount Snow Stratton and surrounding peaks as planners clash over a Bennington post office site.
The piece compares Bennington and Williamstown zoning efforts as master plans advance. Williamstown already adopted zoning by laws and eyeing town buildings, parks, and riverfront redevelopment. Bennington delays without a master plan while eyeing a bypass on Route 7 to ease congestion and protect scenic areas amid growth in tourism and development. Mount Hope Farm’s sale in Williamstown may influence the plan.
A Frenchman traveling in England with a dancing bear sontains a humorous scene on a train. The owner injects the bear with novocain using a hypodermic needle while a curious passenger asks why the dosage is so large. The owner replies there is safety in numb bears.
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