Stassen's Spotlight Chase Through Campaigns and Shadows
Column argues Harold Stassen, a once rising Minnesotan governor, is driven by the lure of fame, zigzagging from press conferences near the White House to delegates in Chicago and Kansas City. It contrasts his restless campaigns with Schweiker's disorientation and laments the spectacle of modern politics while urging dignity and caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Stassen
White House
Chicago
Kansas City
Republican Platform Committee
Carter
Henry James
Minnesota
Oregon
New York
Stassen
Sons and Daughters
Scandinavia
Thomas Dewey
Columbia University
United Nations
Arthur Vandenberg
Richard Schweiker
Schweiker
Las Vegas
K-Mart
Bennington Eagles protest Banner coverage of float
Members of Bennington Aerie 1861 lodge accuse The Banner of slighting them by not printing photos of their Battle Day float which won first place. The letter, signed by President Ralph H. Elwell and trustees Eugene A. Percey Chet Harrington Clifford Burdick, thanks the paper for not printing the images.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Aerie 1861
The
Eagles
Banner
Eugene A. Percey
Chet Harrington
Clifford Burdick
Trustees
Midweek specials and community events in Bennington area
Local market advertises center cut pork chops and other meats at low prices with evening hours. A tent show in South Shaftsbury runs four evenings featuring magic, dancing and music by named performers. A big country fair at Wilson's Dude Ranch draws 1,200 attendees and donates all proceeds to sick children, netting near $1,000. Several regional items cover accidents, show participants, and historical notes. The piece ends with a reflection on the phrase bottom line in business talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Eastman
Earl Harris
South Shaftsbury
Pat Eastman
Joyce Bronson
Marjorie Eastman
Jeanette
Betty Harris
Mary Hoyt
Jane Dunn
Charles Becker
Edward Bronson
Max Fienberg
New York City
Louis Sharkey
Ruskin Bros. Philco Distributors
Wilson
1-40 Club
Bennington County
Vermont
Rutland
Windsor
Bennington
Burlington
Derwood Alden Fisher
Manchester Center
Richard Donald Geannelis
Jacy Raymond Bell
Boston
Mass
Manchester
Walter E. Dunham
Bottom Line Guy Turns Pragmatic in Parable of Hose and Loans
Parade columnist George Kirby spins a tongue in cheek tale about a self styled bottom line man who craves praise for being hard nosed and pragmatic. through a series of social rejections and witty exchanges he remains fixated on the bottom line while everyday requests and encounters defect into comic misreadings.
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Genghis Khan
Woodford Kids Honored for Battle Day Parade Float
A Woodford school letter thanks many children who built the Battle Day parade float, noting long hours and a batch of about 20,000 flowers crafted, with some workers staying until midnight Saturday to finish the float.
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Woodford
Woodford School
Woodford PTA Thanks Helpers for Parade Float
Dorothy Gilbert president of the Woodford Parent Teacher Group thanks residents and supporters for a school float used in a recent parade. She praises Richard Gundrum for tractor use, Union Carbide, George Sleeman, The Banner, and the Woodford sheriffs who escorted the float to Bennington.
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Richard Gundrum
Grafton
N.Y
Union Carbide
George Sleeman
Woodford
Bennington
Dorothy Gilbert
Mt Anthony band left out of Banner parade coverage
A Burgess Road letter laments The Banner for omitting Mt Anthony Union High School marching band from battle Day parade coverage. Doris LeBlanc praises band leader Mr Robinson and notes the band’s effort, nervousness, and travel, asking for a small picture and recognition in the daily paper.
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Mt. Anthony High School
Bennington
Hanover
N.H
Burlington News
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Robinson
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Mr. Stassen
George F. Will
Washington
Robert Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Miami Beach
A.E. Housman
John Webster
Ralph H. Elwell
Diane Sherwin
Arlington
Diane
Lassie
Patricia Tripp
Earl Tripp
North Branch Street Extension
U.S. Patent Office
Abraham Lincoln
Kentucky
U.S
United States
Canada
Russia
Russell Baker
George Kirby
Parade
Parent Teacher’s Group
MAU
the Banner
Doris Leblanc
Burgess Road
E.p.mahar & Son, Inc
Springfield Union
Main & Safford
Reclina
Rocker
Elm Street
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