Republican Platform Struggles With Consistency and Spending
A detailed critique of the GOP platform notes internal contradictions between limited government ideals and concessions to special interests. It highlights proposals on meat import quotas, school lunch subsidies, elderly care, and the contrast with the Democratic platform’s spending. The piece argues the Republican approach favors steadier incentives and fiscal restraint, while predicting a combative campaign against Democratic policies.
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GOP
Party of Conservatives
District of Columbia
Aristotle
Washington
Congress
Solar energy in catalogs signals price competitiveness
Quotes from Peter Glaser of Arthur D. Little and Walter B. Winston of Citicorp comment on solar energy’s market readiness and media accountability. Glaser says solar must appear in Sears Roebuck catalogs to prove it, while Winston warns that powerful sectors invite public restraint unless accountability improves.
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Sears Roebuck
Peter Glaser
Arthur D. Little, Inc
Monstrous myths across epochs and continents
A playful survey of legendary creatures from Nessie to Bigfoot, tracing changing attitudes toward monsters across cultures and time. It notes Nessie’s pop status, Trudeau’s Times expedition, and quirky anecdotes including the Snaligaster, with satirical tone on myth and media.
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New York Times
Lake Storsjo
Sweden
The
Times
Nessie
Mars
Doonesbury
Henry Kissinger
G.B. Trudeau
Times Expedition
Trudeau
Yale
the Times
Nether Laputitia
Angus Hall
Doubleday
Bemidji
Minn
National Bulletin
Fay Wray
Kong
Minnesota
Upper Midwest
Europe
Himalayas
North America
Canada
Paradise Restaurant Fire Threatens Several Businesses
A blaze at Paradise Restaurant last night at 9 45 spread through the kitchen and rear, endangering the Boston dry goods store Bennington Bookshop and the Evening Banner plant in the same building. Fire department response saved these properties. The night also featured a Doris Nourse show at Dewey Street, a D A R trip to Westminster, and local sports and civic notes.
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Paradise
Boston Dry Goods
Bennington Bookshop
Evening Banner
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Florence Nightingale
Kansas City
Jerry Ford
Walter B. Winston
Citicorp
By Nicholas von Hoffman
Washington Post
Rockies
Bigfoot
MacLeod
Northwest
Ape Canyon
Wash
Albert Ostman
British Columbia
Ostman
Maryland
Doris S. Nourse
Dewey Street
Marjorie Clark
Bennington
D.A.R
Westminster
Kurn Hattin
Paul MacKensie
Paul H. Hermann
Mr. MacKensie
Arlington Playground
Shaftsbury Playground
Dan Sawyer
Shaftsbury
Robert E. Dailey
Leonard J. Black
Arlington
Erwin W. Dunham
Lionel Burke
Gordon Phelps
Manchester
Philco
Vermont
New Hampshire
Lake Champlain
William Burnett
Manchester Lions Club
Floyd Eastman
Ben Rusileski
Dennis Joy
Bennington Catholic
Bennington Forestry Assn
James Carpenter
A.J. Dewey
John S. McCormick Jr
Franklin Frantz
Charles Canfield
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
John Pipe
Battle of
Bull Run
Equal Opportunity Education
Chittenden
Introduces
Chittenden Saving
Master Charge
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