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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1963
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under the Banner Publishing Corporation with offices at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
A 1953 Vermont report shows wage scales are low in cut and sew factories and skilled trades, pushing young workers to other states. The piece cites Bennington and Berkshire County as examples, urges modern training and machinery, and predicts industry will shift to competitive wages.
The Valachi testimony highlights gaps in federal crime fighting as the Senate investigates whether the FBI can effectively tackle organized crime. The Apalachin scandal and later disclosures confirm the existence of crime syndicates like Cosa Nostra and question current enforcement capabilities.
A Monroe Journal clipping reports a doctors team finding heart attacks more common in lazy individuals than active workers. The piece jokingly suggests that constant worrying may trigger heart issues, while heavy workers might avoid it. Additional fragments mention food thawing questions and IRS praise from Farm Journal.
Washington notes Edwin P. Neilan, new president of the U S Chamber of Commerce, attacking federal spending and vote buying. He criticizes Congress from the National Press Club speech, drawing Senate and House denunciations, with Reader's Digest to reprint. Neilan tours the country urging reform of area redevelopment and public works contracts.
The piece critiques Neilan's stance on ending defense subsidies and questions the $41 billion federal highway program which funds 90 percent of costs, highlighting industry backing and state control losses. It notes his Chicago defense industry speech and contrasts with broader views on national spending, governance, and lobbying pressures.
Larry Houran built a motor driven speed vise for fly tying using a 132 horsepower motor and a custom belt system. He claims it is the only such device in the state and possibly the country, capable of producing flies as fast as the operator can work. The piece ends with a humorous correction about a gunsight adjustment and an admission of a typewriter gremlin.
The article details migrant workers in New England apple harvests, their routes from Florida to Vermont, and the housing and sanitation problems they face. It notes Meyer’s migrant motel in Bennington County, unsafe conditions in camps, and calls for improved housing and federal health grants to address substandard living and wages.
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