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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. Headquarters at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The piece argues Johnson's authorization of a military led Manned Orbiting Laboratory marks a shift from civilian to military space projects. It warns of renewed arms race risks, notes Soviet concern, and urges public discussion on the implications for peace and balance of power.
The piece argues against placing nuclear weapons in orbit warning of catastrophic miscalculation and loss of inspection control. It cites Eisenhower Kennedy and Khrushchev warnings, notes Cold War tensions, and urges maintaining peaceful space development to avoid an Orwellian horror in orbit.
The essay argues Asia’s convulsions dwarf Europe’s issues, stressing a fragile margin of safety and the need for a new order of relations between the Asian and Western worlds. It warns the United States cannot police mankind alone and urges restraint, caution, and broader international cooperation.
Editor Liz Dwyer reports residents favor a backward S in the school zone sign for quick eye catch. Banner photos confirm its impact, as locals reject illiterate Slo School. Bennington Rescue Squad to display its new ambulance at Bennington Flats and collect coin cards tonight. Rural Fire Department begins house to house asks for Beech Street Co firehouse funding and a new fire truck later this fall. Both groups provide vital community services and seek support.
Berkshire Courier editor John W. P. Mooney weighs in with a column opposing Little League Babe Ruth and Pop Warner football. He argues organized youth sports foster excessive competition, emotional strain, and parental cruelty, citing physicians and psychiatrists and noting his own experience as a former Little League umpire.
A Nostalgia era reader decries the fall season as dull and repetitive. He rants about capricious scheduling, tired reboots, and the dominance of mediocre soaps like Peyton Place. He mocks Gypsy Rose Lee, fears space Westerns, and laments a parade of familiar faces in new roles.
Television viewers facing a weak schedule can rely on a rich lineup of classic films. The season promises familiar favorites and enduring heroes as Tarzan tugs at the vines again in another reappearance on the screen.
Mrs Marchen Skinner of Dorset Hollow writes to The Banner expressing anger at rumored ski development tied to Wynakee lands. She argues the project harms a quiet residential area, bypasses public meetings, and jeopardizes local medical services and life quality while prematurely inflating property values.
An American observer argues Europe will sustain a decade of booming business as auto travel expands. Europe’s 35 million cars lag behind U.S. ownership, but motor networks grow, new tunnels open under the Alps, and roadside development accelerates. The piece contrasts European and American economic paths, predicting Europe’s continued growth despite smog and political tensions.
Fern M Olson of North Pownal writes to The Banner to respond to the Sept. 11 editorial The Attacks on VIM and expresses that the piece has long needed saying.
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