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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
The piece argues Kennedy should back a single coherent policy in South Vietnam, faulting the administration for wavering between aid cuts and full backing of Diem. It notes Mansfield’s call to place U S efforts under Ambassador Lodge and pressures for a united approach to avoid disaster.
A near start of fall semester pact with the United Federation of Teachers in New York City averts a strike. The agreement links pay with policy measures including class sizes capped at 35 in junior highs and 37 in high schools and national recruiting for new teachers, sparking debate over union influence on school management.
A collection of remarks from Gilbert A. Harrison James Fahey and Nikita Khrushchev. Harrison critiques schooling and dropout labels. Fahey embraces the title Garbage Man of the Year and links to his War Diary. Khrushchev dismisses all politicians as empty promise makers.
In Athens representatives from 105 countries attended the first World Conference on Peace through Law organized by the American Bar Association with Ford Foundation support. The meeting established a World Peace Through Law Center to promote international law, education, and use of the International Court of Justice, while noting debates on expropriation and self determination and critiquing past League of Nations failures.
The piece weighs whether the current tone signals a real move toward peace or a mere Cold War pause. It notes limits from West Germany and France on diplomacy, cites the Senate test ban debate, and suggests small steps like an airline link and cultural exchanges could quietly advance the sub surface trend.
The piece notes momentum toward West-East trade liberalization despite Washington barriers. It cites Europe US bloc trade, Canadian grain with the Soviet Union, and shifts in the political climate due to Pope John XXIII and Dag Hammarskjold boosting the UN’s role in crisis resolution.
AP notes that U.S. friction with the European Common Market centers on tariffs and foreign investment. France urges a unified policy while Washington eyes countermeasures including higher duties on wine and film as American capital flows raise concerns of dollar and possible control of European industries.
Residents are invited to submit letters to the column. Letters over 200 words may be condensed. Signatures and addresses are required. All letters will be printed provided there is no issue of libel or taste.
A reader praises local photos in The Banner and questions Kenneth Corey of Shaftsbury using a power saw without a proper guard. The writer warns about safety and notes Corey may be building his 25th house, urging caution.
Hal Boyle reflects on everyday quirks from fashion and beauty to work and dating with wit. He jests that rain improves complexions, Southern folks switch to scotch, and dictation helps women land jobs while noting quirks of city life and human vanity.
A humor tale from a Goochland Gazette correspondent describes a half naked holy man in Bombay who jokes about a stopped watch. The man claims he moved a cow’s tail to view a clock in the nearby police station while observers suspect the scene and passers by.
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