Auto price skirmish with White House swirls through Detroit
A year of improbable events finds the White House clashing with auto makers over 1973 model price hikes. GM leads a partial rollback as Nixon aides push inflation controls, signaling political maneuvering ahead of the November election. The cost of safety and pollution standards looms for both parties and consumers.
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Reform debate at GOP convention signals token changes
The Republican convention will likely approve the Rules Committee proposal for minimal lineup changes in 1976. Proposals to broaden delegate representation for minorities women and youth drew chilly reactions from Buckley and others who warned of diluting the party's core. Delegates next week will largely reflect a middle aged white male base, with incumbency and funds likely steering the 1972 campaign, while reform calls risk long term peril.
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New York
James Buckley
Republican Party
Jeffords Denial Ties to Vermont Drug Law Change
The Bennersit editor notes Jim Jeffords denies responsibility for a legislative blunder that downgraded drug offenses from felonies to misdemeanors. The piece accuses him of deflecting blame, claiming quick credit while avoiding criticism, as he allegedly helped modify Vermont law on selling illegal drugs to minors.
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Jim Jeffords
Gaeta
Vermont
Behemoth Versus Progress and Public Policy Clash
A fragmented poem attacks industrial progress as a beast defiling nature, while letters from readers mock political figures and advocate transit over road expansion. The texts cite Vermont voices urging candor from a governor hopeful and discuss highway funds, mass transit, and urban air quality. The Bennington rally notes a Green Mountain Riders motorcycle event with a timed 24 mph pace and police oversight.
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Tam Sp
Robert Stafford
Cooper
Muskle
Rial States
Masa
Vermont
Stafford
Marga
Susan Sproul
Jaminson
Eller
Green Mountain Riders
Bennington
Comment on Motorcycle Club Rules and Community Ties
The letter notes AM motorcycles must pass a sound test and have working lights and equipment. Most members are married with families. some are employed businessmen. Last year donations supported the Cancer Fund and Bennington Rescue Squad. this year aims at a local worthy cause.
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Cancer Fund
Bennington Rescue Squad
Letters A matter of church and flag in Arlington
A reader writes to The Banner complaining about a Catholic Arlington church where a pastor allegedly refused to display the American flag at the altar. The letter argues faith and patriotism are linked, cites a Vermont bishop, and defends flag display as a symbol of love and loyalty to the country.
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Hikers Trash Shelters Route 9 Long Trail Woodford
A letter from Woodford complains about a school bus shelter at Route 9 and Long Trail Road overflowing with hikers donations and trash. The writer notes a resident carried away three large cartons to the dump, but trash quickly reaccumulated. A plastic bag bearing Woodman’s Code urging proper disposal was found among the debris.
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Barner
Long Trail
Woodford
Public openness versus private interest in local government
A Vermont writer critiques open public hearings and the push for transparent government. He argues hearings often serve special interests, invite ill informed debate, and hinder true progress, urging careful, private deliberation and cautious public involvement.
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Fintland Herald
Environmental Board
McGovern secret weapon mirrors churchgoing image in campaign
Tom Braden analyzes how George McGovern’s appeal may hinge on a nostalgic, small town Protestant image of wholesome family life and work ethic. The piece contrasts this conscience driven identity with Nixon’s foreign policy and economic issues, suggesting the hymn motif resonates with voters who remember a simpler past.
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Richard Nixon
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Calley
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Ike Thia
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America
Vietnam
Humorous Tales Of Bureaucratic Form Follies
A Wall Street Journal anecdote notes Navy Waves recruits facing a sex space filled by a recruit who wrote once in Oklahoma. Another farmer after two Agriculture trucks killed his cow received an apology and a form asking disposition of the dead cow with a kindly reply reflecting bureaucratic quirks.
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Agriculture Department
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