Jailbird books sit atop winter publishing lists
A columnist laments a rash of felon authored books as publishers cash in on scandal. Noting figures from Al Capone to Spiro Agnew, the piece cites Magruder’s Watergate memoir with a $100,000 contract and ghostwriting by Patrick Anderson. It mocks ethics discourse around politics and media figures, ending with a Johnson era aside.
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Alcotts
Adamses
Holmeses
Poe
Mark Twain
Portnoy
al Capone
Georgia
Mississippi
Ervin Committee
Clifford Irving
McGraw-Hill
Howard Hughes
Brendan Behan
New York
Chelsea
Spiro Agnew
Annapolis
Playboy
The
Ladies Home Journal
John Wesley Dean
IRS
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Alex Solzhenitsyn
Howard Hunt
CIA
Chicago
William F. Buckley
Watergate
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Literary Guild
Hawkers
Washington Post
Patrick Anderson
Magruder
Rev
Letters criticize Shaftsbury tax jumps in Grand List
A Letter to the Banner denounces steep property assessment increases from 1973 to 1974. It cites an $8,000 annual income taxed more than a $40,000 earner and shows 1973 versus 1974 home assessments, arguing inequality by local appraisers and urging taxpayers to beware.
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Shaftsbury
Tar and feathers in Vermont tax rancor role
Ruth M Browe blasts town assessors for inflated tax figures and a $16,000 hit to taxpayers. She decries “square foot” appraisals, claims officials listen to town fathers, and warns of sales to cover Grand List while urging action against lax laws and welfare.
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Board of Civil Authority
Vermont
Unity eludes the Democrats by Godfrey Sperling Jr
Washington reports say Kennedy forces seek delegates for a 1976 run while George Wallace builds toward a strong convention showing. AFL CIO labor plans a nationwide drive. Strauss aims for a unity charter and issues focus avoiding busing abortion and drugs. Kennedy observers doubt a formal bid, yet pro Kennedy delegates may appear in Kansas City.
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Godfrey Sperling Jr
Christian Science Monitor
Washington
Sen. Kennedy
Democratic Party
Kansas City
George Wallace
Wallace
Labor
Aflcio
Robert Strauss
Strauss
Kennedy
Rail Services Planning Office hearings seek public input
Rail hearings begin to shape a national plan for energy efficient freight and passenger service under ICC RSPO Public Counsel sections invite public testimony from northern New England. Corners of interest include White River Junction July and hearings in Boston Albany Hartford Pittsfield with letters urged to A Grey Staples ICC 1900 1 St NW Washington DC 20036.
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Congress
ICC
DOT
RSPO
WARP
NHARP
Vermont Association of Railroad Passengers
New Hampshire Association of Railroad Passengers
Boston
Albany
Hartford
Pittsfield
Mass
New England
Wtnh
White River Junction
A. Grey Staples
Rail Services Planning Office
St. NW
Washington, D.C
Village trustees vote police and highway wage hike
At the organizational meeting the board approved a general wage increase for the village police and highway departments. Also noted: a 10 room farmhouse on East Road burned during last night's thunderstorm. Other items include plans for a Tri State Cambridge Valley Legion Festival and a Bennington beauty contest sponsor by the American Legion post and local merchants.
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George Pierce
George Williams
East Road
Bennington
Cambridge Valley Legion
American Legion
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Randolph
Main St
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Cuppermar
Oliphant
Brattleboro
Joe Colliano
Georgie Walsh
Putnam Square
Center Brunswick
Bennington-Troy Road
Pomona
Calif
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Leo Perreault
Hoosick Falls
St. Mary’s Academy
Drury and
Bendi Assembly Hall
Bennington Village
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Tom Cornell
Dennis Maloney
Leo Parker
Larry Guetti
Eddie Phillips
Oneida
Cyril E. Bluto
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Bonanza Calculator Sale
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