Battle Day traffic clash prompts police response letter to editor
A Saratoga Springs family describes being harassed by two Bennington police officers on Battle Day 1976 while arguing over road closures at Park and County streets. The letter prompts Town officials to review training and policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakken
Louis C. Savelas
McGarrahan
Park
County
Park Street
Officer McGarrahan
Palumbo and I
Park Streets
Myself
Officer Polumbo
Allene Corliss Makes Old Bennington Her Home
Bennington writers and artists scene grows with author Allene Corliss relocating to the Patterson house in Old Bennington establishing the south shire as a home for a noted woman writer. Also notes local events, politics, and historic anniversaries from 1932 to 1968.
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Bennington County
North Shire
Patterson House
Old Bennington
South Shire
Allene Corliss
Amelia Earhart
France
South Pacific
Name’s the game for political fame
A columnist muses on how candidate names shape headlines in a political season. He jokes that names like Skinner, Salmon, and Butler fit punchy captions, imagining many mock headlines such as Dinner for Skinner and Guest Who Came for Dinner. Local and statewide races inspire playful taglines.
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Carlphilipe Manual Sousaphonovitchovsky
Aow
Scott Skinner
Skinner
Halifax
Salma
Robert Stafford
Stafford
Bob
James Guest
Jordan Cole
Cole
George Butler
Butler
Ronald Squires
Squires
Club
Ford Dole ticket shown as underdog aiming to beat Carter
The piece notes Robert Dole’s blunt assessment that Republicans must prove they care about people to win in November. It discusses Ford’s pledges to aid the elderly, unemployed, and others, and analyzes how Ford as underdog may leverage sympathy, debate performance, and public perception to challenge Carter.
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Robert Dole
Ford
Kansas
Dole
Carter
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
A Few Good Words for Reagan in 1980 Campaign
Analysis argues Reagan’s Schweiker pick and moving rules show political pragmatism. Reagan sought cross party appeal, urged unity, and remained steady on core beliefs. The piece compares him to Ford and Roosevelt, noting his leadership style, reform proposals, and impact on party dynamics. Reagan ends the race returning to California with respect for differing views.
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New York
Kansas City
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Richard Schweiker
Pennsylvania
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Franklin Roosevelt
John Nan
Schweiker
Ford
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
California
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Green Sabres
Schuylerville
N.Y
Bennington Monument
Patroman
William Fox
Louis Savelas
Bennington
Fair Town
Wayne M. Bakken
R.D
Kale Ave
Saratoga Springs, N.Y
Robert J. Palumbo
Polumbo
Erwin Mattison
Mattison
Everett
William H. Wills
George D. Aiken
Putney
Walter L. Barber, Inc
Fairdale Farms
Robert T. Holden
Vermont
Frederick Burkhardt
Europe
Bennington College
Thomas Brockway
Manchester Rotary Club
Manchester
Smokey’s
River Street
Ben Mont Avenue
Bennington Village
Charles Sawyer
By Gretchen Becker
Ofice
Fispmari
Main St
Frigidaire
H. Greenberg
Main Street
Isewares
Ford-Dole
Christian Science Publishing Society
Nelson Rockefeller
Charles Percy
Charles McC. Mathias
Grand Union
North & Adams Sts
Bennington, V
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