Buttering Corn and the Folly of Etiquette at Maine Picnics
A humorous essay argues that strict rules for eating corn on the cob and Maine lobster are impractical. It champions a communal buttering method, notes the futility of decorum, and describes an eco friendly, hands on approach with Emily the setter burying corn cobs. Copyright 1975 Christian Science Publishing Society.
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Emily
Christian Science Publishing Society
Invisible campaign ends as Rockefeller stays on ticket
Washington report says a behind the scenes push for a younger vice presidential candidate faded. GOP leaders from multiple regions favored grooming a younger man for 1980, naming Howard Baker, Edward Brooke, Bill Brock, Charles Percy, and Donald Rumsfeld, but President Ford reiterated Rockefeller as running mate, keeping the ticket with Ford and Rockefeller.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
White House
Howard Baker
Edward Brooke
Bill Brock
Charles Percy
Donald Rumsfeld
Ford
Howard
Bo” Callaway
Callaway
Ford Rockefeller
Ford Reagan
The Lighter Side Fate worse than grass
The piece humorously reports a Senate subcommittee hearing on drugs and violence in public schools and reflects a parent’s dread upon discovering his 13-year-old son has started guitar lessons. It pokes fun at parental fears and rock culture with a light tone and personal anecdote.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Trembley to build Bennington lubritorium on West Main
The week marks the award of a contract to William D Trembley a Putnam Street building contractor to construct the new lubritorium at the west end of Eddington's Garage on West Main Street. Also noted are federal and town funding approvals for three public works projects totaling 36 783 and 12 321 dollars respectively.
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William DD. Trembley
Putnam Street
Eddington
West Main Street
Bennington
Brooklyn
Washington
Schneider
Brown Place
North Street
Stark Hose Company
Bennington Fire Department
The bigger they are
Helen Lawrenson, Vanity Fair editor, bristles with anecdotes about Conde Nast leaders Baruch Nast Luce and peers. The memoir in Stranger at the Party reveals Harlems clubs, Paris trips, and a web of liaisons, with sharp judgments on Baruch Nast and Mrs Luce.
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Helen Lawrenson
Conde Nast
Vanity Fair
Jefferson County
New York
Vassar
Syracuse
Clare Boothe Luce
Brokaw
Random House
Grace
Bernard Baruch
Stephen S. Wise
Helen Brown
Baruch, Nast
Mrs. Luce
Princeton
Nast
Vogue
Cassius
Grace Moore
Claridge
Henry Luce
Clare
Abraham Lincoln
Irwin Shaw
Heywood Broun
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