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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1962
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Agriculture Secretary Freeman urged Congress to authorize production limits on milk as government stocks climb to 366 million pounds of butter and 105 million pounds of non-fat dry milk. With price supports at 75 percent of parity, dairy farmers prefer current terms to stricter controls, risking future surpluses.
A longtime Bennington Rod and Gun Club member urges younger members to join as the club, once it owned 200 acres in Shaftsbury with a large clubhouse, rifle range and pond, faces a downturn after peak membership of 250. The annual meeting is Sept 10 at 8 p.m. at the Shaftsbury clubhouse, with a chicken barbecue Sept 2. Members promote conservation and legislate trout limits while noting low water affects fishing season until Sept 30 1962.
Salvador de Madariaga urges the American public to rethink support for Franco and Spain. He recalls Franco’s repressive regime, the exile and jailing of dissidents, and the shift in Catholic and European attitudes. He argues for peaceful evolution and aid to Spaniards over aligning with dictatorship.
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson prepares for a Middle East trip as policy officials weigh a restraint on dollars to Greece and Iran. The plan aims to force reforms by ending US budget support while Greece presses for defense cuts and EU integration. Iran faces a tougher shift with landlords resisting reforms and a faltering feudal economy. Congress, led by Rep. Otto Passman, pushes to prune aid, risking broader harm without careful implementation.
In Pownal Vermont Green Mountain Park undertakes a major construction push to open the harness racing season on September 28. Executives Vincent J. Bartimo and Martin DeMatteo insist the park will open, noting 6 million spent, 2200 stall applications, and 800 box stalls while crews labor long hours to finish the track, clubhouse, and betting windows.
A United Press International analysis outlines how both Republicans and Democrats label Gov. Rockefeller, Robert Kennedy and Mayor Wagner as bosses while others argue that true leaders guide the party. The piece contrasts definitions and notes past campaigns where boss influence shaped outcomes.
Vermont officials weigh two new grade crossings on the Boston and Maine main line to grant access to the Pownal race track from Route 7. Track owners would pay for construction and crossing protection, while critics urge exploring alternatives and highway widening to protect public safety and reduce private costs.
A Hartford Courant note describes a domestic scene where diet books and cookbooks vie for space on the family shelf, blending humor with everyday domestic life.
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