Vermont moves to lower voting age in Bennington debate
The Vermont House endorsed a bill to grant 18 year olds full citizenship in Vermont and the matter moves to the Senate Judiciary Committee led by Sen. T. Garry Buckley. Buckley backs a referendum possibly on Town Meeting Day 1972.
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Vermont Senate
Vermont
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
T. Garry Buckley
Bennington County
Sen. Buckley
Buckley
Fox
Leadership and youth vote shape Vermont legislature
The piece argues the House approved an 18 year old bill and questions whether the Senate will show leadership or defer to the people. It warns voters beyond 21 to mobilize, suggesting Democratic process improves with broader turnout and cross age engagement in Vermont.
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House
Senate
Vermont
Vermont Decries War In House Peace Resolution
Vermont lawmakers debated a peace resolution with 55 voting against a blanket endorsement of Nixon's war conduct. Rep Van Santvoord crafted a compromise urging faster peace efforts and new solutions, while eight Bennington County reps urged no confidence in the war’s conduct, reflecting growing unease and a call to active pursuit of peace.
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Vermont
United States
House
Nixon
Bennington County
Orrin Beattie
Manchester
James Edgerton
Arlington
Robert Graf
Rupert
George Heaslip
Merritt Hewitt
Shaftsbury
Marshall Witten
Bennington
Robert Kearns
George van Santvoord
van Santvoord
U.S
Indochina
Montpelier
Editor notes on SST controversy and public opinion
A footnote to the SST dispute notes House and Senate budget blocks halt subsidies, while 17 states including New York and Massachusetts weigh bans. The Christian Science Monitor survey signals grassroots opposition to supersonic flights, with Galbraith mocking Concorde’s US landing prospects and Vermont's Rep. Stafford breaking routine. The piece also cites Leavitt’s license plate change case, a quip on liberty, and snappy editorials from United Mine Workers Journal and American Legion Magazine.
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U.S. House
Senate
New York
Massachusetts
Christian Science Monitor
John Kenneth Galbraith
Times of London
Hell
Letters Calley case prompts no-win policy critique
A reader argues the Calley case exposes a no-win military policy carried from Korea to Vietnam. The letter contends citizens demand Calley’s release, while cautioning that heat-of-battle killings and internal Army distrust reflect broader defense and welfare spending disputes shaped by liberal critique.
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The
Banner
William Calley
Vietnam
United States
Pentagon
MacArthur
Korea
North Vietnam
Army
Lawrence E. Harrington Woodford
Facts About Fluoridation Faces Voters in Local Letter
Byron A. Harrington urges readers to oppose fluoridation citing a Citizens' Committee Against Fluoridation. He claims fluoride harms health and could pollute the town water, urging a vote on April 22 to protect health and the pure water supply.
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Citizens’ Committee
Alcoa
Dupont
Byron A. Harrington
Public officials urged to advertise government jobs
A local letter urges the Bennington town officials to publicly advertise all job and commission openings. The writer cites a past practice of hiring without ads and claims unqualified applicants result from a closed town hiring system. He stresses fairness and accountability.
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Selectmen
Skating mishap mars Searsburg weekend view
In Searsburg a weekend of travel and spring plans blends with a serious skating accident. The narrator, visiting Skylark, recalls a broken ankle after a fall at the North Adams rink, details hospital care, casts, and the support of neighbors and spouse during recovery. The episode frames community kindness and adjusted daily life during convalescence.
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Fredi Stumpf
Skylark
Stumpfs
New York City
Hancock
Mass
Shangri la
Stephentown
N.Y
Joanne
Stratton Mountain
Searsburg
Charlie
Leo
Mildred Berry
Wilmington
Heritage
Bennington
Mildred
North Adams Vietnam Veterans Memorial Rink
North Adams Regional Hospital
Albert Plans New Image as House Speaker Amid Push for Legislation
The article portrays Speaker Albert shaping a public image through joint news conferences with committee chairmen to promote legislation on a $2 minimum wage, wage and price controls, and consumer protection while navigating a Bipartisan foreign policy stance. It notes his reliance on intermediaries, influence tactics, and a focus on domestic economic issues as key to electoral prospects and party unity amid divided views on Vietnam and Nixon proposals.
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Richard Nixon
Carl Albert
Mittee
Albert
Vietnam
Mansfield
Byrd
O’brien
Rep
Mahon
Appropriations Committee
Patman
Banking
Mills
Ways and Means
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Lebanon
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Granite
Superior Court
State Supreme Court
United Mine Workers Journal
American Legion Magazine
the Banner
Slectmen
Campbell
Charles E. Dewey III
Joe’ Cannon
Com
Washington
By Carlo Wolter
William V. Shannon
Times News Service
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