Manchester School Board Meeting Scrutinizes Pine Case
The Manchester School Board meeting after Earle F. Pine’s departure featured intense debate led by Supt. Robert B. Vail. Critics questioned why Pine could not present his case fully, while supporters pressed for transparency amid petitions from teachers and concerns about expert-driven decisions.
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Manchester
Earle F. Pine
Robert B. Vail
Pine
School Board
Mr. Pine
Mr. Vail
Simpson urges economy based on land and town lines over space age policy
W Arthur Simpson argues education loses share of state dollars as highways funding needs realism. He notes towns with single industries pay big taxes and larger communities get better schools, urging population growth and new industry in Vermont. Urban renewal and federal aid could boost development via local chambers and state agencies.
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W. Arthur Simpson
Simpson
Ryegate
Green Mountains
Vermont
Keyser
Chambers of Commerce
Feed the Hungry and the World Food Crisis
The piece notes Malthusian fears about population outpacing food, but argues misdistribution and rising populations in developing nations drive hunger. It highlights FAO goals under R R Sen and Kennedy’s Freedom From Hunger Foundation and calls for practical distribution and new methods to move food to where hunger is greatest.
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Malthus
United States
Developed Countries
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
R.R. Sen
Kennedy
Freedom From Hunger Foundation
Homesteading plan faces critics and advocates across state
In a long letter, Faxon Bowen argues for 10 acre homesteads financed by state and federal funds to help the unemployed and youth. He counters Samuel Ogden of The Banner who says the idea won t work, urging extensive cultivation, housing aid, and a return to productive land use as a national and local solution.
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Springfield Republican
Samuel Ogden
Landgrove
Ogden
Mr. Ogden
Airport Lease Debate Highlights Local Civic Vigilance
Louise M. Vail argues town officials deserve credit for scrutinizing lease language at Bennington’s airport. She supports selectman Haley for questioning sponsor assurances in the grant and sponsor agreements, noting limits on exclusive rights and a 20 year max for facility life.
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Haley
Wittemore
Louise M. Vail
United States Faces Wider Western Trade in European Rise
In a Washington view, Europe’s growing productivity and a larger Western market will intensify competition for the United States. The President’s NY speech links Berlin to a broader move toward a free or low tariff trading bloc. Policy must unite the non Communist world. tariff debates will shape Congress as business leaders respond to rising European output and wages.
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Paris
Berlin
New York
National Association of Manufacturers
West
United States
Europe
Western Europe
Great Britain
Western
North America
Japan
Australia
Latin America
Africa
Congress
Business Week
Kennedy faces uphill battle to push his domestic program
An AP overview notes Kennedy must battle Congress in the next session to advance education and medical aid plans. Republicans fault his leadership while Democrats praise his reforms, but passage hinges on securing cross party support as elections loom and the political climate tightens.
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Kennedy
Congress
GOP
Everett McKinley Dirksen
R-Nl
Charles
Halleck
Rilnd
John McCormack
D-Mass
White House
United States
Plain Words for Plain People in Newsroom Banter
A veteran Miami Daily reporter mocks a cub reporter for dense prose and urges simple wording to reach the masses. The younger writer asks what part wasn’t understood, prompting a moment of reflection on clarity in journalism.
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Miami Daily
Danish Heritage Marked at Virgin Islands National Historic Sites
The Virgin Islands host two National Historic Sites, Christiansted on St. Croix and Fort Christian on St. Thomas. The Danish colonial past is evident in architecture and symbols, though Fort Christian remains a police station and is not yet open to the public.
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Washington
Virgin Islands
Christiansted
St. Croix
Government House
National Geographic Society
St. Thomas
Fort Christian
Denmark
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Bennington Banner
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Bennington
Picayune
Vail
Montaigne
Barre
Times
Argus
New York Times
General Electric News
Faxon Bowen
Pownal
Vail Road
U.S
By Walter Lippmann
Arthur Edson
Dash
John F. Kennedy
House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Abraham Ribicoff
Ribicoff
Islands
Virgins
Frederiksted
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