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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sundays and holidays. Printed by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The piece rebuts Goldwater's hard line, arguing his stance rejects diplomacy and risks uniting the Communist world. It praises Johnson Kennedy and Eisenhower for pursuing coexistence while warning that Goldwater's ultimatum approach would jeopardize allied support, nuclear arms control, and global stability.
A Tufts professor argues in the New York Times Magazine that U.S. voter participation is overstated by comparing it to Europe. He says the 1960 64 percent figure is based on eligible voters, not registered, and if aligned with Europe would rise above 85 percent. He notes registration gaps and disenfranchisement in the South while stressing voter quality over sheer turnout.
In Perspective A Regrettable Campaign the piece notes this election cycle will end uninspiring yet historically significant. It argues results may fracture the Republican party into a one party system akin to France and Scandinavia, pending extraordinary events or Eisenhower. It warns power absence corrodes intellect and cites McCarthy Jenner Wherry Goldwater as signs of party drift.
Washington column explores Humphrey coins midlash term over Goldwater jokes about Horatio Humphrey. It surveys Congress middle names from the Congressional Directory, counting hidden initials and fringe cases. The piece weighs implications for voters and foreign policy debates amid volatile international events.
Readers in Bennington County express pride in Gov. Hoff’s appointments and urge continued support. The letter lauds officials Drysdale Cummings Fienberg Kearns Plumb and warns against Goldwater opposition, urging a Hoff victory to avoid reapportionment upheaval.
Democrats vow to block a lame duck session as Gov Rockefeller plans a December call to redraw Senate and Assembly districts. GOP leaders face a Senate with 32 Republicans and 25 Democrats and must secure 30 votes. Democrats threaten to fight any move, possibly seeking court action if a special session is unconstitutional.
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