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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The piece argues the pending nuclear test ban treaty merits overwhelming Senate ratification. It contends the treaty reduces fallout dangers, may discourage further weapon spread, and marks a crucial first step to curb an escalating arms race, despite critics calling the brakes weak.
Vermont Safety Division posts reminders near street crossings urging drivers to slow down during school hours. The notice highlights School Boy Patrols in local schools, with youths in uniform guiding children safely to corners in all weather, their reward being a shared duty of care.
National Observer Lee Loevinger, newest FCC member, says he dislikes much television trash but would not ban it. He argues direct government control of programming is wrong and notes society must share responsibility for child safety amid traffic and school patrols. He cites a contrast between Washington norms and practical public concerns.
In a Cronkite interview President Kennedy argues South Viet Nam can win if Diem reforms and regains public support. He warns a military victory requires cutting North Viet Nam supplies, or risking a larger war with China and possible nuclear escalation.
Hal Boyle muses that a house painter embodies freedom from conformity and household battles. He recalls battles with his wife over paint choices and notes painters’ calm, practical tactics, the dining room truce, and the blue color won over. The piece ends with brief, unrelated notes on freedom march color and railroad alignment.
A reader argues a New Yorker quotation from Alex Quaison-Lackey prompts reflection on race, equality, and reform. The writer cites Jacques Maritain Irving Babbitt and Albert Schweitzer to discuss the limits of benevolence and the need for temperate views. He closes with Schweitzer on aiding oppressed peoples and collective guilt.
Paul E Warfield of Shaftsbury argues that kindness to Negro children through programs like the Fresh Air Fund must be paired with equal treatment in public facilities housing and jobs. He cites social risks as Negro youth mature and urges honest help from ministers doctors judges and teachers, citing the March on Washington as support for equal rights.
In a letter to The Banner the Vermont Senator from Washington County Montpelier expresses pleasure with the editorial in favor of car seat belts and notes he introduced a seat belt bill in the Vermont Senate this year. He recalls introducing in 1935 a bill requiring safety glass for windshields.
A wary mother working in the garden instructs a child to fetch Johnny from indoors and order him to stop at once, as reported in the Wall Street Journal.
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