Neighbors urge Leonid to join Jimmy's welcoming circle
A humorously pitched letter portrays Soviet leader Leonid as invited into a U.S. neighborhood orbit around Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter. It jokes about Walter Cronkite answering Jimmy's phone, tax woes, family dinners with Ed Muskie and Jerry Ford, and a levy of playful Cold War banter urging openness and friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mizzus
Leonid
Jimmy
Walter
Walter Cronkite
Ed Cos
Rosalyn
Amy
Miz Lillian
Chuck Connors
United States
Rosalynn
Ed Muskie
Charley
Henry
Schopenhauer
Jerry Ford
Henry Penny
Ducky Lucky
Blue
Heating tax repeal debated in Vermont Lt Governor newsletter
The newsletter discusses the 3 per cent sales tax on domestic heating fuels in Vermont and questions whether to repeal it in one step or phase it out over three years. It urges homeowners to respond via a questionnaire and notes the decision within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur~ Gibb
Senate Finance Committee
House
Sen
Gibb
Vermont
State House
Lieutenant Governor’s Office
Montpelier
Bennington News Mix: Local Moves and Teen Events
William G Themelis arrives from Atlanta to join Paddock and Levin, planning a permanent Bennington home. The Bennington Cigar Co. moves down Main Street into the Opera House block. Mrs. Robert Todd Lincoln dies at 90 in Washington DC and Manchester VT. Local nightlife and dining notes, planning group’s monument proposal, and industry demonstrations feature in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Themelis
Bennington
Atlanta
Paddock and Levin
Themelis
the Bennington Cigar Co
G. Philip Endress
Main St
Opera House
Griswold’s
Robert Todd Lincoln
Government gambling laws amended to favor state schemes
History argues against gambling and notes 19th century U S schemes caused grief. Congress banned mailing gambling material but amendments now allow government operated schemes while restricting others, a discriminatory change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
The Wages of Gambling State Ventures Critique
A historical critique argues that after fourteen years a dozen states have pursued gambling for revenue, noting bungled New York numbers and bribery scandals in Connecticut. It warns that weak tax schemes drain funds, teaching youth the myth of getting something for nothing, with New Hampshire cited as example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Letter on dog rights in community setting
A Bennington reader defends dog ownership in communities, arguing dogs’ roaming and hunting instincts clash with neighbors and property rights. The letter urges balancing rights with restrictions, notes that letters require signature and address and should be under 200 words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Hughes
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Little Amy
Chip
White House
Andra
By T. Garry Buckley
Pratt & Riley
Legion Rooms
Davey” Davenport
Pop
Bennington Road
Harvey Cumm
Pop” Cumm
Fergus Associates
Manchester
Wilmington Area
William E. Dailey Inc
Shaftsbury
Joseph Yeager
Yeager
The
Portland Cement Association
Bennington College
St. Peter’s Church
Paranoids
Joseph Smith
Church of the Latter Day Saints
Mormon Church
Fayette, N.Y
Robert Perry
North Pole
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Martin Luther King
Georges Pompidou
Chiang Kai-shek
Newport
N.H
Ses Tires
BF Goodrich
Benmont Ave
F.E.T
Peter Frantz
Thiaba
Conte
Monument Plaza
Northside Drive
Bennington, Vt
Williams
U.S.D.A
New
Molly Stark
Oakes ST Benn
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