Bennington Chronicle Recap of Historic Village Affairs
A look back 40 25 and 10 years at Bennington area events from April 18 across 1833 1948 and 1963. Police actions salaries and traffic rules debated while air rifle incidents and car thefts prompt warnings. A 1963 gunpoint confrontation ended when Charles Tinkham subdued a robber.
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Aca
Xice Department
Fred C. Martin
Martin
Board of Trustees
Edward W. Case
Norton Barber
Bennington
Reuben Levin
Primar ‘Ies
Rutland
Art Ward
Alexander Motors Inc
Charles Tinkham
Pownal
U.S. 7
Tinkham
Notable historical dates and wartime air power events
On this date events include Paul Revere's 1775 ride warning of British forces in Massachusetts. The 1906 San Francisco earthquake killed about 500 and left over 250000 homeless.未
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Paul Revere
Massachusetts
San Francisco
James Doolittle
Japan
Energy saving tips urge smaller cars and careful driving
Massachusetts Audubon Society urges fuel savings through lighter cars and careful driving. A Concern Inc report notes moving people and freight accounts for 25 percent of US energy use, with autos half. Tips include avoiding speeding, smooth acceleration, and minimal idling, plus public advocacy for policy changes.
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Concern Inc
United States
Concern
Taxpayer assault on income tax sows wealth gap rifts
April 1 column cites Walter Mondale and Treasury data showing 276 Americans earning over 100000 paid no federal income tax, 72 above 200000, with caveats on exclusions. It criticizes tax loopholes, depletion allowances, and favored firms, citing Brookings and Stern. It discusses ITT, Getty, Hunt, Mayer, Swope, and corporate tax shifts, arguing Congress serves lobbyists.
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Annapolis
Walter F. Mondale
Treasury Department
Clement Stone
Chicago
Nixon
Congress
Louis B. Mayer
Gerard Swope
Gwen Catritz
Internal Revenue Service
Ways and Means
Finance Committees
Random House
Philip M. Stern
Sears, Roebuck
Mr. Stern
U.S. Steel
Alcar
Business Week
Western Union
Bethlehem Steel
Samuel
Cort
Goldman Sachs & Co
Parliament debates restoring death penalty in Britain
A heavy Commons vote rejected reviving capital punishment amid a crime rise in Britain. Supporters stressed deterrence for gun and police murders, noting weapons crime rose from 792 in 1967 to about 2,000 last year, while opponents argued deterrence is weak and police reform is key.
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London
British Isles
House of Commons
Yory
Health
United States
Atlantic
Nixon
United Nations
England
Wales
Heath
England and Wales
New York City
Roy Jenkins
Labor
Jenkins
Quotes on mercy power and danger in the nuclear age
In Newsweek Shana Alexander notes White House restraint as mercy seen as weakness. Norman AfeDaniel recalls prisoner faith and testing times. Kenneth B. Clark warns a few humans hold power to decide humanity's survival in this nuclear age.
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White House
Kenneth B. Clark
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Backyard Frontier
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Massachusetts Audubon Society
Lincoln
Mass
Cancer
Energy Conservation
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Pire Ale
By Gearge G. Connelly
Kennedy
H. L. Hunt
J. Paul Getty
Harold 5
Geneen
ITT
Washington
Harold
John Mitchell
Jake
Brookings Institution
Stern
Ralph Senters
Otis Elevator
Litton Industries
MacGovern
Bankamericard
PIO Furniture Inc
Blhmigton
PHORE
Bobby & Reid Northup
Rick Olsen
Junction Restaurant
North Bennington, Vt
Alvin Shuster
The
New York Times
Favon
Shana Alexander
Newsweek
Norman AfeDaniel
Air Force
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