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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont. It serves as the local newspaper for Bennington County with historical coverage and notices.
The era’s most significant world affairs development is the widening rift between Moscow and Peking. The piece argues China seeks to overthrow Khrushchev and lead world communism, while Russia aims to preserve primacy in Marxist interpretation, signaling irreversible diverging paths.
The article compares the Moscow Peking split to religious schisms and argues the United States should stay out of the internal Communist rift. It posits the conflict will weaken communism overall and push the Soviets toward conciliation with the West to avoid dual hostile fronts.
The piece teases Ogden Nash as a wry observer of language and sanity. It questions whether sane and insane differ and ponders if the world’s major movements and leaders are guided by rationalization or thought. It concludes with a bold claim that sanity is flammable.
The piece rails against excessive packaging from American industry and the waste it creates at the town dump. It shifts to critique of college football versus professional play, calling the college game ragged and blustery, with a nod to preservationist Robert R Garvey Jr. and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
A Birmingham attorney argues segregation supporters share blame for church bombing and ongoing racial violence. He asserts every resident bears responsibility for decades of intolerance, while white authorities fail to protect and empower Negroes amid the tragedy and fear.
A reflective critique denounces Birmingham for its failure to unite against terror and segregation. The author condemns ministers, officials, lawyers, and businessmen for shirking responsibility, blaming only the bombers while ignoring systemic guilt.
Irving Adler of North Bennington recalls Rabbi Prinz and urges Americans to speak out against hate. He notes low turnout at Shaftsbury meeting on the Alabama church bombing and warns that national silence harms America’s image and creed.
Publisher Eric Ridder warns that federal plans to unify government communications could threaten private news wires. He cites Kennedy memorandum and FNS competition, fearing erosion of independent press by 1970. Rex P Sheldon criticizes anti communism hearings and student ties to Cuban and Chinese Communists.
North Bennington readers encounter a consumer cautionary tale about wig fraud and rising costs. The piece notes fake wigs and misleading ads, contrasts old and modern wig trends, mentions real hair prices and mail order risks, and ends with a pun on winter wig wear.
The administration leans toward a wait-and-see policy in South Viet Nam. Washington will stay with Diem's government, subsidizing and guiding it, while seeking a future break between North Viet Nam and Red China to enable a negotiated settlement. The goal is discreet pressure to shift North Viet Nam, with continued support for Diem and Madame Nhu as events unfold.
A Cherryvale Kansas Republic article notes the stereotype that few women reach age 30 without receiving marriage proposals from both father and mother, highlighting family expectations shaping social norms.
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