Christmas gifts of services for 1975 by W editors
The 1975 Christmas list from W shifts from goods to services with offers like grooming certificates and home dating consultations. Editors surveyed celebrities for gift desires, ranging from Alain altruists seeking a better world to taste exhibitionists seeking art and design, while Alternatives promotes a moneyless, noncommercial celebration and human welfare contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding Lawrence
Braniff International
David Halberstam
Ralph Richardson
Victor
Alternatives
N. Eugene Street
Greensboro
N.C
Madison Avenue
Distinguishing news from media events in politics today
The author argues editors shape perception by publishing media events such as assassination attempts and campaigns. News is amplified by publicity engines, risking cynicism as the line between real news and staged events blurs. The piece calls for harsher limits on publicity and a system to report assassinations without celebratory framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Republic
Onsen
Caribbean
Alpha
Gamma
Philadelphia
Miami
The Dark Side of Chinese Communism in 1972 Visit
A report on Maoist influence in China during Nixon’s 1972 trip describes pervasive thought control, party oversight, and state dominance. It notes frequent references to Chairman Mao, social regulations on marriage and jobs, and new neighborhood committees extending party reach while contrasting with American ideals of freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Solzhenitsyns
Sakharovs
China
Ford
Peking
Nixon
Chairman Mao
Mao
Tienanmen Square
Bennington County planning moves on courthouse contract
The building committee in Bennington County outlines plans to let a contract for a new courthouse in the south shire. Also highlighted are local civic notes including Helen Hagmann R N tallying 1831 home visits in 1935, Elizabeth Kapitz winning Pillsbury Sho Sheen prize money, and Louis Levine reporting a $50 Kurn Hattin Homes contribution. 10 years ago items recall fire safety efforts and historic events from 1773 to 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shire
Bennington County
Helen Hagmann R.N
Red Cross
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Pablo
Beautiful People
Claude Lelouch
Skrebeneski
Lauren Hutton
Christian Science Publishing Society
Russell Baker
N.Y
By Joseph Kraft
The
Washington Post
Department of Agriculture
Tachai
Hua Kuo-feng
Peking University
Tsinghua
Technical School
Ministry of Education
Community Party
New York
Foreign Ministry
Washington
F.d.1.c
Catamount National Bank
Elizabeth Kapitz
McCall Street
Pillsbury Flour Mills
William A. Myers
Shaftsbury
Joan Filey
St. Francis de Sales Academy
Vermont Forestry Program
Louis Levine
King Lion
Richard Hollister
Bradford Hook and Ladder
Green Acres
Bennington
Boston Harbor
Boston
New York City
Ardennes Forest
Belgium
New York Harbor
Faherblos KK
Herblock
London
Vermont
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