Messages of Importance in a Media Rich World
Critique of TV ads and fame figures like Burl Ives, Bill Cosby, Euell Gibbons, Joe Namath, and Telly Savalas. Wonders if ads distort perceptions and erode innocence, linking cynicism to politics and culture. Cites MAD magazine and Nashville as signs of a broader disillusionment in 1975 America.
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Boston
Burl Ives
Madison Avenue
Bill Cosby
Euell Gibbons
Joe Namath
Telly Savalas
W. C. Fields
MAD Magazine
New York Times
U.S. News & World Report
Public Trust
America
Herman Melville
Operator error over car failure in Vermont wrecks
In a rash of Vermont motor vehicle crashes, reports say the car went out of control. The Burlington Free Press argues it was the operator, not the car, that failed to stay within a safe speed and discipline.
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Allen Wheelis
Vermont
License to drive rests on personal responsibility
The piece argues that undisciplined drivers, alcohol or drug impaired, or mentally unsettled operators pose a danger on highways. It asserts that society must screen out such individuals to reduce accidents and that drivers who cannot or will not self discipline have no right to use the roads.
Bennington Area News and Historical Snapshots
June output from Fillmore Farms Ayrshire herd ranks among U S leaders with 681 pounds 4 00 percent milk and 27 88 butterfat. Allen Simmons wins Mohawk Beverages contest best Wah Wah Taysee picture. Special meeting set Aug 26 to seek 1500 street lighting cut via Twin State and Gas Electric.
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Fillmore
U.S
Ayr
Allen Simmons
North Bennington
Mohawk Beverages
Wah Wah Taysee
Thornton W. Burgess
Twin State and Gas Electric Company
The Only Democrat Not Running in the Democratic Mind
An editorial from Reader's Digest roasts the Democratic party and Senator Edward M. Kennedy as a non candidate. It argues the party risks losing identity, while Kennedy remains uniquely not running. It contrasts Democratic and Republican aims and notes tax payer costs in highway sign elevation.
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Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Democratic Party
Earnest Ford
Daley
Kennedy
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By Melvin Maddocks
Nashville
Christian Science Publishing Society
Lurie
Burlington Free Press
Harold Johnson
Dorothy Jaquith
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Ronald V.B. Sinclair
Bennington
Robert Cummings
Bennington County
Red Cross
Wilbur Corey
Arlington
James Keough
Years
Max Oil Service
Agway Petroleum Corp
Arlington Selectmen
Ernest L. Erickson
Rutland
Bennington Fire Dept
Paddock Place
Virginia N
Max” Perrotta
Peking
China
Congress
Harry Truman
Japan
Berlin
Evans’ News Inc
Main
Bennington, Vt
Spinelli Field
Swalker' Swancer
Russell Baker
N.Y
Achilles
Adams
Republic
Mr. Ford
State Highway Department
Reader’s Digest
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