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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Analysis of Khrushchev era purges notes a nonviolent transfer of influence from 1955 to 1960, with rivals ousted but preserved, and current leadership expected to retire rather than be executed. The piece argues Soviet methods have shifted from Stalinist blood purges to behind the scenes, likening it to modern corporate office politics.
Valley News of Lebanon New Hampshire reports Senator Hubert Humphrey engaging college and high school audiences with calls for unity and public happiness. He contrasts Goldwaterism with government trust, warns youths about simplistic answers, and teases young supporters to join the future.
Washington notes Goldwater undertow reshaping Republican campaigns in New York Ohio and Illinois. Keating and Scott reject direct Goldwater ties while Taft Percy and Kennedy run to balance party factions. Outcome on election day could decide if Goldwater remains within or leaves the GOP base.
Monday revelations reveal Burling ton attorney Clark Gravel allied with Lt. Gov Ralph Foote alleging a North Bennington postal job was bought. The unnamed promoter allegedly funded by a Bennington businessman is unnamed to avoid libel suits. The piece urges Vermont voters see through the flimsy charges and warns they smear leaders including the governor and John Spencer. Foote’s tactics are described as desperate to win.
Washington UPI reports the burdens of absentee voters in a rough election cycle. The piece echoes Bert Nevins’s plight and suggests pairing as a way to cancel out influence, enabling voters to relax about the outcome.
A reader argues that John Birch Society beliefs threaten constitutional government and democracy. The letter cites Goldwater and Fulbright, condemns Birchers as anti democratic, and urges voters to defend a republic over democracy in the upcoming election. Shaftsbury.
A reader letters letters debate automation and global trade in a mock column from Veterans of Foreign Wars mischief. The narrator echoes concerns on American jobs, foreign aid, and domestic restraint amid economic change.
Two men argued on a street corner, one declaring his psychiatrist can beat the other's. The rival retorts that his psychiatrist can cure the opponent's psychiatrist, reflecting a humorous exchange reported by the Wall Street Journal.
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