Rural poverty and housing misperceptions explored in editorial
An editorial argues that rural America faces deep poverty and housing problems, not the idyllic scene often imagined. It cites findings from a Scientific American/National Research Council symposium, noting high substandard housing, limited benefit from farm subsidies, and health gaps versus cities, with strong regional contrasts and implications for urban welfare.
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America
Scientific American
National Research Council
United States
Deep South
New England
Vermont
Vermont lawmakers due for another round of squabbling
A Vermont Legislature veteran laments the upcoming nine months of political maneuvering and warns voters to seek accountability. The piece urges the electorate to ask hard questions about candidates before the election and to demand clear plans for duty after taking office.
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Vermont
Montpelier
Editor notes highlight crime penalty contrast in Vermont court cases
Two Bennington District Court dispositions draw a sharp contrast in penalties. The editor questions why a crime causing death can carry a lighter sentence than traffic violations and recalls a Brattleboro controversy over a youth jailed for theft versus a welfare worker spared prison for a $20,000 embezzlement. Justice in the lay mind seems tainted.
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Bennington District Court
Brattleboro
Windsor State Prison
The smart husband and the applesance saying
A fragmentary quote discusses a husband who balances earning money with attending to home life. It reflects Changing Times ideas about gender roles and domestic duty. The remark labels the husband as thoughtful for not neglecting household tasks.
Bon Voyage Dinner For Doris And Rev Geer In East Arlington
The Bennett editor notes a Bon Voyage supper at Bailey Hall for Doris and the Rev John Geer held April 5. He departs April 2 for Germany for a two week Altenkirchen seminar, two weeks with pastors, then Europe tour. Several hundred dollars was raised as a gift, and thanks were given for the Geers' Christian service and ecumenical spirit.
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Bailey Hall
East Arlington
Doris
John Geer
Geer
Doria
Germany
University of Altenkirchen
Europe
Goer
Junction Restaurant Noise Complaint Readers Respond
North Bennington residents Suzanne H Spooner and Lauriane M Young report ongoing disturbance from the Junction Restaurant. They cite loud amplified music squealing tires and visible rubbish behind the building, calling the function a growing nuisance and eyesore.
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He Suiller
Menter
Karl Harrington
Austriaus
Harrington
North Bennington
Suzanne H.spooner
Lauriane
M. Young
Bank Street
Effect of progress on Bennington airport expansion
Letter from Charles Dewey of 10 Monument Road criticizing out of town approval of Bennington airport expansion. He argues progress harms the environment and decries pollution, noise, and loss of tranquility, urging preservation of the town’s pastoral beauty.
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Bennington
Charles Dewey
Right or Wrong Air Power for Vietnam Thrown Question
Readers in Cambridge, including Waldemar H and Rozmeh Rdi, question the ethics of American air power in South Vietnam and compare it to potential air power from Chinese or Russian pilots for North Vietnam, framed as a debate on democracy versus communism.
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South Vietnam
Waldemar H
Rozmeh
Cambridge
Bennington Listers Face Appraisal Crisis Under Reform
Bennington Selectman J Duncan Campbell notes the town charter shift toward appointed listers, cites difficulties for Dr Richard Sleeman Frank Hagen and Richard Ralph, and discusses the push for outside appraisers amid aging valuations and a contentious 80000 dollar appropriation. He urges cooperation with the new board to tackle inequities.
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She Easter
The
Sanner
Richard Sleeman
Frank Hagen
Richard Ralph
Bennington
Tochs
Listers
J. Duncan Campbell
Bennington Selectman
Memories of Pearl White Serial Thrills and Cliffhangers
The column fondly recalls early film serials starring Pearl White and Antonio Moreno. It notes staged peril, sliding panels, and hooded villains, and reflects on the era’s audience anticipation at Saturday matinees and the origin of the term cliffhanger.
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Pearl White
Tara
Mnovie
Pauline
Elaine
House of Hate
Littl Eva
Antonio Moreno
Castro visits Moscow looming over Nixon talks
Fidel Castro plans a May Moscow visit, signaling Soviet support for Latin American upheaval. Brezhnev uses the visit to counter Nixon and aligns with Castro on guerrilla actions in Colombia and Guatemala while Moscow remains cautious on explosive moves in Bolivia and Chile.
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C.L. Sulzberger
New York Times
Washington
Richard Nixon
Leonid Brezhney
Fidel Castro
Moscow
Brezhnev
Nixon
Peking
Cuba
China
Castro Lina Mao
U.S.A
Kremlin
Fidellymo
Castro
Che Quevera
Bolivia
Brazil
Venezuela
Peru
Colombia
Fidel
Allende
Chile
Latin America
Uruguay
Liber Sarees
F.R.A
Glap
Hanoi
Allender
Brettiney
Rackona
Surrectan
U.S
Russia
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Fischetti
Ferale
Bon Voyage To the Geers
John
Lyle Salter
Simpatico
Rey
Bon Voyage
Rock
Arlington
Dennington
Sephalt
Neon
Noise
By Gerald Raftery
Sunderland
John Buchan
Lord Tweedsmuir
Antonio Meoreno
Queenie Kate
Cokie Joe
Iwannigan
Cienfuegos
Fidelista
Guatemala
National Liberation Army
Guatemaala
Guevara
Revolutionary Front
F.ra
Col
Hugo Banzer Suarez
la Paz
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