Compulsive gamblers face shifts after Green Mountain track closes
Sociologist Henry R. Lesieur predicts local bettors may turn to Saratoga or quit, while bookmakers gain business. bingo and the Vermont lottery unlikely to relieve compulsive gamblers. He argues vice should be regulated rather than state-run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Mountain Racetrack
Pownal
Green Mountain
Henry R. Lesieur
University of Vermont
Lesieur
New England
Farouk
Saratoga Race Track
Vermont
North America
Letter to the Editor on B-1 bomber cancellation and world disarmament
The Banner letter lauds a major nation’s leader for canceling B-1 bomber production as a key step toward disarmament. It recalls 1960s flower children and their dream of a life free from nuclear fear, questioning where that dream has gone as the writer reflects on memories and personal encounters.
Looking Back and The Winds of Change in 1952
A reflective piece recalling 1952 cold war anxieties and war memories across nations including Africa, Lebanon, Israel, Cyprus, Vietnam, Korea, and Normandy. It notes arms race fears, a plea for peace, and mentions Jemez Springs letters to the editor, local winter events, and Eisenhower's expected Korea strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Lebanon
Israel
Cyprus
Vietnam
Korea
Normandy
Flanders Fields
Dwight Eisenhower
YMCA
Community Welfare Committee
Ernest Kent
St. James Episcopal Church
Kent
Main Street
Sadat Peace Drive Faces Moscow and Doubters
One month after Sadat’s Nov 9 bold signal, he remains the central figure in the quest for Arab Israeli peace. Washington backs him to unite moderates, curb Soviet spoiling, and steer Israel toward a reciprocal settlement, while Moscow’s stance threatens momentum and public image. King Hussein criticizes Sadat but notes Israel’s West Bank settlements as a barrier to peace. If Begin yields nothing, Sadat’s voyage risks ending in failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anwar al-Sadat
Egypt
Middle East
Walter Cronkite
CBS
Sadat
Israel
Menahem Begin
Ulysses
Tripoli
Moscow
High Pallas Athena
Carter
Washington
Cairo
Kremlin
King Hussein
Jordan
Newsweek
Hussein
West Bank
Begin
Shopper Bypasses Law at Eight Items Lane
A lighthearted note from the Business Digest explains how a shopper at a supermarket bypasses the eight items or less rule by scanning up to twenty items. The piece riffs on language quirks and ends with a playful reference to Boston Globe English.
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By Rob Woolmington
Canada
Dostoevsky
Anchor Books
Michael Stoy
Jemez Springs, N.M
Beecher’s
Marion Beecher
Drysdale’s
Dartmouth
Bass
Arlington
Bennington South Supervisory Union
Hazel Wills
Gene Cernan
Harrison Schmitt
Moon
Earth
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Betty Crocker
Campbells Tomato Soup
Swift's Premium
Hanover
Tabby
Boyardee
Jumbo
Armour
Frozen River Valley
Campbell
Tokay Grapes
TNT
Scor
Aineavia “Ouse
Stoneware
Royal
Copenhagen
BSR
Scandinevie
Manchester
Nousee
Joseph C. Harsch
Christian Science Publishing Society
Boston Globe
Business Digest
Komar
Nichols
Bennington, Vermont
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