Offshore drilling pitch sparks debate at Rotary Club
Mobil Oil district manager James G. Tate argues offshore oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf could supply half of U.S. cumulative production, urging prompt, environmentally safeguarded exploration. He cites limited U.S. offshore exploration, strong public support, and compares global activity, while acknowledging some environmental concerns and regulatory safeguards.
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Bennington Rotary Club
James G. Tate
Mobil Oil Corp
Tate
David Smith
Department of Economics
Middlebury College
U.S
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
California
Alaska
Cook Inlet
Georges Bank
Cape Cod
Baltimore
Long Island
Mid-Atlantic
Blake Plateau
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
New England
East
Santa Barbara
U.S. Geological Survey
The
Coast Guard
Corps of Engineers
Environmental Protection Agency
Antarctica
North Sea
Britain
Norway
Canada
Midwest
The Price Is Right meets Nixon’s televised revelations
A Washington Post syndicated column denounces Richard Nixon agreeing to four paid interviews with David Frost after the 1976 election. The piece derides the arrangement as the vulgar fusion of high office and paid media, arguing television favors sensationalism over truth. It casts Frost as ill positioned to probe Watergate and laments Nixon’s control over content, calling the deal a sham of oral history for pay.
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Richard Nixon
Congress
David Frost
Nixon
Frost
Law and Order
Supreme Court
Being Right Too Soon in Politics and Life
A reflection on the peril of being right. The author recalls moments of certainty, contrasts a senator famed for never being wrong with the danger of public wrongness, and notes the social costs of rightness in politics. The piece cites Wayne Morse, Ernest Gruening, Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, George McGovern, Everett Dirksen, and the 1920 U.S. population figure as examples.
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Bill
Senate
Wayne Morse
Ernest Gruening
Lyndon Johnson
Washington
Hubert Humphrey
Vietnam
George McGovern
Everett Dirksen
United States
Aug 19 1935 Vermont WPA grants include Bennington road work
From Washington last night Vermont receives 127843 in WPA funds including 9298 for Bennington to improve Murphy Road aiding access to Casey Cider Mill. J G McCullough Fire Co praised at Montpelier Firemen's Convention as a standout visit. Putnam Mill purchase by Bennington Brush Co. to begin manufacturing Oct 1. Aug 19, 1950 section notes flood damage in Hicks Corner and a family evacuated. Green Pastures pasture lands inspected by New England judges at Fairdale Farms. Aug 19, 1965 Arlington faculty member attends Summer Institute on Radiation Biology. Trachte house kitchen prepared for Arlington Garden Club tour. John P Hamilton, 24, joins The Banner staff as reporter.
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Vermont
Washington
Bennington
Murphy Road
Casey
J.G. McCullough Fire Co
Montpelier
North Bennington
Bennington Brush Co
Bradford Street
Bull Shop
Putnam Mill
North Street
Foster Aaron
Arlington
Burr and Burton Seminary
Manchester
University of Wyoming
Trachte House
West Arlington
John P. Hamilton
San Francisco
Calif
The
Banner
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American Petroleum Institute
Oxtoby-Smith
Gulf Coast
Rod Macleish
Washington Post
San Clemente
United States Senate
Bennington Banner
Russell Baker
N.Y
New York
Hicks Corner
William Guimond
Barber
Walloomsac
Fairdale
Catamount National Bank
Catamount
National Bank
Bennington Plaza
Putnam Square
Brattleboro
Manchester Center
Pownal
West Dover
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