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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
The piece argues diplomacy should favor quiet talks over public posturing and notes Kennedy's UN offer to join with the Soviet Union in a cooperative moon project. It says such an agreement has strong logic for both nations and cites changing Soviet views toward collaboration over rivalry in space exploration. Dr. Robert Gilruth’s recent speech is referenced.
Washington dismisses Soviet American space cooperation as impractical but recent openness suggests a chance to convert the space race into a step toward peace. Critics say language and measurement barriers hinder joint efforts, yet past collaborations in science and the IGY show cooperation is possible.
A Maine New Hampshire campaign to require farm stand operators to post produce prices is praised as a public interest move. Posting prices reduces roadside confusion and seller arguments, likely boosting goodwill and repeat sales as clearly marked prices deter disputes and encourage trust.
Addison County Independent notes public doubt from the Lake Champlain Committee about Albany’s port, while Commercial Trust Co of Albany says Albany’s Port is a major inland hub with half a million tons handled by May and 43 ocean vessels in May, linking to world markets. The piece also highlights growth along the St Lawrence Seaway and potential benefits of the Champlain Waterway.
Scott Rush, 31, Army photographer captured in Korea in 1950, has left Communist China with his Chinese wife and child. He was one of 21 Americans who stayed during the 1954 exchange under the Korean armistice. Rush reflects on youth, misjudgment, and a harsh view of life in China, contrasting his earlier life and the reception of the ex-followers of communism.
New York AP column notes birth mother age links to lifespan and birth defects. Father’s age shows little effect. Also surveys checks Americans write about 12 billion yearly. Widow prevalence, accidents, civilization stress and a boiled water fix for dented plastic balls. Quotation from John Barrymore about Venus de Milo public arousal.
A letter lauds the Bennington Museum library and chief Allen D. Hill for its vast records and growth. It urges locals to donate family genealogies and scrapbooks to preserve history and aid research, noting the library’s accessions committee oversees gifts to avoid duplication.
Art Buchwald notes the mismatch between TV taxis and real pursuit as a private eye would. A cabbie refuses to tail a cab, citing family and safety, mocking the cops and robbers trope. The Middletown Press quotes Buchwald on television realism.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. still pursues office in New York while weighing U.S. Senate or 1964 governor runs. Kennedy is said to back a comeback. Roosevelt, age 49, has shed past handicaps and now gains wider support from upstate and city leaders as he eyes public office.
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