All-American Tourist ’77 Portrait of a Crowded World
An essay on travel crowds in Europe, focusing on London Paris and the QE2 era. It portrays the All-American Tourist ’77 as a blend of innocence and anxiety, detailing crowded streets, hotel tales, and the universal scramble for comfort and certainty amid a travel boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
London
Trafalgar Square
Paris
Piccadilly Circus
Champs Elysees
Worcester
Massachusetts
Butte
Montana
Peoria
Illinois
Pompeii
Meg
American Express
Cherbourg
QE2
New York
Letter to the Banner: energy policy doomed by Band-aid metaphor
A Letter to the Editor criticizes the U.S. energy strategy. It argues reliance on coal and nuclear power sacrifices long term ecological health. It condemns President Carter's plan for raising electricity use as short sighted and ineffective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Battle over energy policy sparks public concern in Burlington
A Washington style clash between public interest and private profit surfaces in energy policy. The piece argues current policy leans to corporate interests while urging an informed citizenry to push for rational reform. Located at 112 Loomis St. Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Vermont travel guides for a pleasant vacation season
Susan Hoffman promotes vacation time and helpful books for trips, including Vermont Life's Annual Guide and The Big Green Book: a Tour Season Guide to Vermont. The Bennington Bookshop manager highlights guides covering Vermont events, attractions, and a comprehensive state-by-state breakdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Vermont Life
Susan Hoffman
Bennington
State U. of New York
Braden column questioned on Angleton and KGB claim
In a letter to the editor Gerald Raftery of Arlington challenges Tom Braden's July 28 column claiming Angleton pushed the Russia narrative. The writer cites Accuracy In Media noting Angleton told reporters and Senate panel that Kathy Boudin of the Weathermen was in Moscow under KGB control, based on opened Moscow letters.
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Tom Braden
James Angleton
Accuracy In
Angleton
Washington
Kathy Boudin
The
Weathermen
Moscow
Mittee
Miss Boudin
Comet Visible Early Morning Sky Near Earth
A bright comet approaches Earth and becomes visible around 4 a.m. in the northeast sky, with gradual visibility to the naked eye a few hours after sunset. Thomas P. Gibney of Bennington is notified by Montpelier that he has passed the embalmers examinations and is registered in the state. A Ballet Caravan performance, led by Lincoln Kirstein, fills the Armory with a full house and varied program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas P. Gibney
Bennington
Montpelier
Armory
Ballet Caravan
Lincoln Kirstein
Grace E. Duncanson
Dorset
St. Paul’s
London
Miss Duncanson
England
Scotland
Britain
Maurice C. Ball
Army and Air Force
International Geographical Union
New England
Bennington College
Syracuse University
Looming Looters Threaten Bloomingdale's in NYC Chaos
A sobering column argues looting in New York shows government programs fail to prevent disorder. It contends private sector jobs are essential, criticizes liberal rhetoric, and warns that if looting expands to upscale neighborhoods like Bloomingdale's, police restraint would end and force would rise. The piece calls for disaster aid, rebuilding, and ending double standards while naming leaders and organizations.
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Herman Badillo
Bloomingdale’s
Park Avenue
New York Times
Michael J. Codd
National Guard
Johnstown
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Boston
Cafe
Whistler
Lexington
Kentucky
Channel
Ohio State
Werthers
Margaret Drabble
Christian Science Publishing Society
Loomis St
Burlington
Bennington ‘Bookshop
Rand McNally
United States
Canada
Mexico
North America
Braden
KGB
Sen. Church
AIM
N.Y. Times
Gerald Raftery
Arlington
By J. Bruce Llewellyn
Adam Walinsky
Samuel Johnson
New York City
Small Business Administration
Martin Luther King Jr
J. Bruce Llewellyn
Fedco Foods Inc
100 Black Men
Polygraphic Co
William Bull
Northshire
Camp Ondawa
Sunderland
YMCA
Loomis Dana
Robert Northrop
Sandy Pickering
Peter LeGrand
Kathe Dillmann
Berlin
Stephentown
Hoosick Falls
Berkshire County
Petersburg Pass
Maryland
John Dean
Spinelli Field
Walker
Greenberg
H. Greenberg & Son
Main St. Benn, Vt
Chittenden
Dorothy Rutken
Mel Dyson
Chittenden Trust
Chien
F.D.I.C
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