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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The piece argues highway salting damages sugar maples and other trees across Bennington County and beyond. It notes sodium chloride and calcium chloride seep into soil, harming shade trees and even drainage systems, and calls for safer substitutes or alternative methods such as sand or plowing to keep roads clear without ecological harm.
The Vermont bear tale centers on a hungry young bear fed by a family near West Brookfield who was shot by a state warden after breaching confinement rules. The piece argues Vermont's hunting laws fuel bear extermination while tourism-minded policy favors wildlife spectacle over humane relocation.
Charlayne Hunter, first black woman to enter the University of Georgia, wed white journalism student Walter Stovall in March. The couple, who moved to New York after graduation, say the marriage is a personal decision and not a symbol for the civil rights movement. Charlayne, 21, is editor at The New Yorker and expects a baby in December.
The piece argues that U S involvement in Viet Nam risks another cycle of military success followed by political failure. It recalls French Indochina errors, Ho Chi Minh, Bao Dai, and de Gaulle while noting U S aid, the Geneva outcome, and uncertain futures for a divided Viet Nam amid rising Saigon dissent.
Dr John Irons Jr with Bill Gambee Bart Jacob and Vic Brewer heads to Port au Basque Newfoundland for five days of moose and caribou hunting aboard a fishing schooner base camp. They will scout the coast hunt when season opens Monday while weather and rugged terrain pose challenges.
Hal Boyle notes Ireland plans to raise the minimum marriage age to 16 for both sexes. He lists world averages, jokes about Dickens and Raymond Burr, trivia on elephants, Twain, and a quiz of towns starting with T. He cites US philanthropy and teen driving risk with 1962 statistics.
Williamstown and Pownal contrast as Pownal debates a new water system despite potential annual revenue from race track real estate taxes and daily racing premiums. Bowen argues for gravity-fed wells to serve all areas, while costs for mains and wells remain unclear amid federal aid options and pollution concerns from cesspool seepage.
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