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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1974
Page
5
A column argues that discrimination can be legitimate in a free market and in foreign policy. It compares gender bias to selective service at gas stations during shortages, then extends the logic to international trade, urging controlled discrimination to reward regular customers and secure strategic advantages.
A writer rejects nostalgic pulls for 19th and 20th century bygone eras and warns that Paramount style recreations may dim future memory. He muses on lunchroom recreations, Robert Redford Gatsby imagery, and a society drifting toward nostalgia for nostalgia rather than genuine progress.
The Bennington High School production The Wasp by Essex Dane defeated Leland and Gray Seminary in the state play contest semi finals, earning a spot in the Middlebury finals. Also noted are local incidents and historical milestones including a house fire in Shaftsbury saved by a dog, police cautions on near home gunfire, and Gov. Hoff opening the Vermont Arts and Crafts Show. Sixteen lines cover diverse local items and historical notes from 1853 to 1963.
In China a campaign to discredit Confucius echoes a hypothetical US drive to attack Calvin Coolidge. The piece contrasts sayings attributed to both figures to test recognition, noting the impact of public discourse on political morality. It asks how Americans would react to anti Coolidge posters.
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