End of Camelot signals shift in Democratic party power
The piece argues Jimmy Carter ends the Kennedy era by drawing hard core Kennedy supporters away, making eight to twelve years of Carter or Mondale influence possible while Kennedy fades. It notes Republicans, once wrecked after 1964, surged back with Ray Bliss rebuilding the party ahead of 1968 and suggests renewal is possible again despite current chatter.
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Carter
Kennedy
Camelot
Kennedys
Mondale
Jimmy Carter
Sen. Kennedy
Ray Bliss
Bliss
Nixon
Humphrey
Ford Loss Factor Reported In 1976 Review
The article cites multiple factors in Ford's defeat including his choice of running mate Dole and voter reluctance tied to Dole. It notes New York City's spending crisis and a misread headline as potential turning points. It also highlights a 1989 GOP front runner context with George Bush. A memorial Mass for Monsignor James Shannon is noted along with fashion ads and a social event in Manchester Center.
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Ford
Dole
New York Daily News
New York
Washington
New York State
New York City
George Bush
CIA
GOP
United Nations
Texas
Bush
Carter
White House
James Daniel Shannon
St. Francis de Sales
St. Michael's College Corporation
Fairfield Center
Underhill
Middlebury
Bellows Falls
Jennie Yett
Local notes and events era includes Santa contest and dumps fire
A year of small town happenings features Mitch's Sports Store挺 Santa contest for under12 entrants, MAUHS Patriots wrestling squad with nine members, foggy North Pownal Valley and a burning Pownal dump, Bennington trustees on youth loitering, plus brief historical notes from 1791 1944 1948 and 1974 about rights landings indictments and NATO leadership.
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Pownal
Bennington County
Bennington Village
Timely memo by Fred M Hechinger criticizes modern annoyances
A satirical New York Times memo lists grievances against intrusive business practices, loud travelers, unneeded gift wrapping, airport chatter, and impersonal billing. The piece lampoons noise pollution, media intrusion, as well as corporate and bureaucratic inefficiencies, ending with a dry note on unread billing explanations.
Average Person Quotes Stir Public Opinion
A quoted line depicts an average citizen claiming no more complexity than others while former president Jimmy Carter remarks on seeking ordinary work. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is cited in connection with the discussion, reflecting a period conversation on public service and personal identity.
Readers urged to face Soviet threat and nuclear war
In a Banner letter, the writer argues that ignoring Soviet intent risks disaster. Citing The Sea Power of the State by Admiral Gorshkov, the author claims the work signals destruction of American imperialism and stresses censorship limits on Western access to the book.
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Sergio Georgevic Gorshhkov
West
Soviet Union
U.S
Lessons of history and the failed policy of detente
The letter criticizes past and current U S foreign policy arguing that the enemy’s aims grow closer due to U S actions. It cites Soviet intensions, Kruschev threats, technology transfers, and grain deals as evidence of a death wish for the United States. Sen W Wesley Grady of Chittenden County Underhill signs off. Letters to the Editor require name and address and 200 words or less.
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Solzeneitzen
Kruschev
U.S
Plains Georgia faces Billy Carter mayoral loss
Plains Georgia felt the impact as President-elect Jimmy Carter suggested after Billy Carter lost a mayoral race to the local barber. The piece humorously notes Billy's platform to keep Plains as it was, a dream seen as impractical yet imaginative and cheeky.
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Carter Boys
Plains
Georgia
Jimmy
Billy
Billy Carter
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