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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1964
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
Editorial notes the Foote Hoff race opened with mutual accusations of indecisiveness rather than policy discussion. The piece criticizes Foote for attacking Hoff in his maiden speech and Hoff for roasting Foote, warning the campaign may become less illuminating if this tone continues.
A Vermont election piece critiques early campaign rhetoric as voter distraction. It warns candidates must move beyond personal attacks to clearly define platforms and positions before the eight week contest degrades into a personality contest.
The death penalty remains legal in 42 states but executions fell to 21 in 1963, a record low. Causes include better defense for defendants and advances in psychiatry, with public attitudes shifting away from vengeance in law enforcement.
A critical editorial argues the three member Greylock reservation commission has failed to protect the mountain from commercial exploitation. It faults recent appointments, including Gov. Peabody’s reappointment of William H. Shaw, for political reasons and a lack of active conservation effort, noting minimal oversight and only one annual report in six years.
The article discusses whether conventional war in Europe could be won without tactical nuclear weapons. It cites military leaders favoring small, long range nukes like Davy Crockett Honest John and Little John to blunt advances, while stressing the need for quick presidential or NATO supreme commander decisions to avert a full nuclear exchange.
Bennington letter writer criticizes The Banner for a perceived shift toward propaganda and questions the paper's handling of civil rights coverage. The publisher defends Mississippi reporting and asserts Sam Block's interview holds national relevance for Vermonters.
In Albany New York Kennedy confronts large crowds during his Senate bid drawing thousands in Jamestown and drawing comparisons to Lucille Ball. Republicans note Keating's ongoing appeal while Democrats stress teenage turnout signals broader parental support. Kennedy now calls New York home noting Rufus King as a historic precursor.
The piece argues Goldwaterism is an old American backlash rooted in nativist, Protestant, small town values. It traces echoes from Federalists through Whigs to modern Republicans, noting periods of waning public allegiance and connections to anti immigrant and anti liberal currents.
A distraught wife reports the mysterious disappearance of her husband at the Bureau of Missing Persons. She describes him as short and thin, bald, with no teeth, noting that most of him was missing before.
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