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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner notes its daily publication schedule excluding Sundays and holidays. It lists 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont as the address of the Banner Publishing Corporation.
The piece argues for national or state level standard tests to gauge school quality. It notes Rickover’s call for a permissive national exam with educator committee input, while warning of local control tensions. A state wide uniform exam is favored to reduce federal interference concerns.
A Madison Avenue backed corporation plans a low calorie soup line with clam chowder split pea with ham and tomato varieties at 225 calories per can. By product waste from clam juice reaches 25 drums daily prompting storage, disposal, or environmental concerns.
The Democratic contenders Philip Hoff and Harold Raynolds push federal subsidies as a cure for Vermont’s economic ills, stirring broad public interest in Franklin and Grand Isle counties. The editorial opposes reliance on federal programs, urging continued private initiative while acknowledging the new attention to regional economic concerns.
AP analysis assesses Khrushchev's bid on Cuba as a high stakes gamble. It argues the withdrawal reduces risk of nuclear war but preserves Castro as a problem for Moscow and Washington. The piece notes Soviet pressure on Berlin and possible future moves in Turkey, with Kennedy facing limited room to address remaining tensions.
Hal Boyle catalogs a whimsical list of dispensable luxuries and annoyances from mink dog jackets to swingy lipsticks. He cites cultural gripes and media excess while quoting Howard Taubman on theater’s deeper value and Martin Buber on human progress, noting their enduring relevance.
Upstate voters show apathy threatens turnout for Rockefeller and running mates as GOP and Democratic camps push personal campaigns amid Cuban crisis and international headlines. Democrats accuse Republicans of over-optimistic momentum while Eisenhower urges unity and continued campaigning.
In a Letter to the Editor Irving Fineman and Earl Patterson argue for strong patriotism and public denouncement of the Soviet Union among peace groups. They cite scientists moral responsibility, urge signer statements, and defend Eisenhower’s peace sermons while urging reform of dissent.
A reader rebukes Capt. Warfield for statements about Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima Nagasaki. Calling for nuclear policy nuance, the letter cites Edward Teller and argues that a single bomb demonstration might have forced peace, while defending the care for American servicemen and condemning civilian casualties.
A Bennington County Democrat credits the Larrow campaign with reviving the party and recalls 1958 successes including Lounsbury Drysdale Casey Heaslip Van Santvoord and Meyer in statewide race. He urges voters to bring a sharp pencil to the November 6 election and notes working people are among supporters.
A writer recalls a sea scout camp by a beach where friendly porpoises swam to shore at dinner time. The chef allegedly announced meals with the shout Dinner for all in tents and porpoises, a vivid detail cited by John G. Fuller in Saturday Review.
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