Vermont state office site debate draws local attention
Editorial notes strong and weak points on the proposed Vermont Veterans Home site for a new state building in Bennington. Proponents cite low acquisition cost and non taxable status plus easy access for outsiders, while opponents warn of long walks for residents, highway location without sidewalks, and loss of remaining greenbelt. Irving Bates will visit Sept. 7 to discuss plans, designs, and office allocations, with many questions from the planning commission and public.
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Vermont Veterans Home
Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Irving Bates
Motor Vehicle Department
State Armory
Bates
Vermont office building plan faces local opposition
Editorial notes growing dissent as Vermont moves to consolidate state offices in a single building network. Brattleboro and Bennington residents clash with plans, citing downtown access, elderly travel, traffic on Route 7, and impact on merchants. Bennington selectmen urge state to present to the District Environmental Commission.
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Vermont
Brattleboro
Putney Road
Hi-Grove
Bennington
Tucsdy
Veterans Home
Bennington Banner
Rte. 7
William Burbank
Greg Harte
District Evironmental Commission
State offices plan sparks Brattleboro parking and tax worries
Brattleboro planning committee debates locating all state offices in one building. Critics say the move avoids town taxes, relies on federal funding through the EDA, and rushed decisions threaten downtown parking before Catamount Bank and other projects finish.
Post Offices Going Underground The CIA and Secrets
A Washington writer muses that secrecy fuels institutions from the CIA to the Postal Service noting how hidden post offices may be closing doors while secrets drive power and gossip. The piece argues secrecy persists across schools hospitals and government, with the postal system possibly slipping underground as mail declines.
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Washington
CIA
Postal Service
National Spy Agency
CSA
National Security Council
Post Office
Route 7 delays and a child’s question about unfinished road
A writer recalls overheard poolside talk about Route 7 delays. Twenty years of hearings, planning, compromise, and court procedures loom, provoking reflection on the needless loss of life and vast costs of deferred construction.
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Poolside
Bennington Residents Rally For New Route 7 Hearing
James C Jerome of Bennington urges residents to attend Cole Hall Shaftsbury at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 2 to voice support for Route 7. He accuses local officials of delaying the project using legal tactics and cites repeated town votes approving the bypass and highway.
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Oakes
Senate Highway Committee
Brattleboro
Bennington County
Pownal
Manchester
Cole Hall
Shaftsbury
Vance to Peking probes Taiwan policy and Sino relation
Washington gossip notes Secretary Vance heads to Peking amid a shuffled China policy scene. The piece traces U.S. Taiwan claims, Nixon era openings, and lingering tensions, while noting Kissinger's duck photo and the Empress Restaurant scene as color. The column frames Vance’s trip as a search for direction in a fragile status quo.
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Washington
Middle East
Cyrus Vance
Peking
Taiwan
China
U.S
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Andrews Airforce Base
Agnew
Empress Restaurant
Henry Kissinger
Vance
Temple of Heaven
Sacco Vanzetti anniversary note prompts heated debate
A satirical column marks the 50th anniversary of Sacco and Vanzetti’s execution, tracing public reaction and myth making. It cites defense lawyers Moore and McAnarney, literary figures who backed the case, and notes political figures such as Felix Frankfurter and A. Lawrence Lowell amid ongoing controversy and international responses.
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Sacco
Vanzetti
Fred Moore
Webster Thayer
Moore
I.W.W
Jerry McAnarney
McAnarney
Arthur M. Schlesinger
United States
MacMillan
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Maxwell Anderson
Upton Sinclair
Heywood Broun
Ben Shahn
Carlo Tresca
Tresca
A. Lawrence Lowell
Lowell
Atlantic Monthly
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard Law School
Harvard
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Robert J. Myers
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