Looking Back 1937 and 1952 Bennington items
The column recalls 1937 House opposition to wage and hour legislation and Gov. Aiken’s pledge against Christmas pardons, plus 1952 notes on Roger Tubby becoming White House press secretary, Vermont Christmas scenes, school and DAR events, a 1922 fire engine milestone, and civic reflections on race policy and American business in South Africa.
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Washington
House
George D. Aiken
Jane Rudd
Goucher College
Maryland
Maurice Rudd
Grandview Street
Bennington Banner
Roger Tubby
White House
Truman
Vermont Gas Corp
Yale
Bennington Merchants Association
Earl Chase
Burton Winslow
Reginald Buzzell
North Bennington
Robert Godfrey
Bonnie Hanson
Mt. Anthony
DAR
National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution
United States
U.S
South Africa
Hitler
Corporate ties to South Africa face withdrawal debate
A Washington center report notes corporate officials resist pulling out citing shareholder duties. Universities like Harvard weigh climate statements. Sullivan and EEC policies influence boards. Despite liberal voices, experts argue withdrawal unlikely to alter South Africa policy and may hurt global business stability.
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Stanford
Harvard
Washington
South Africa
Leon Sullivan
Sullivan
European Economic Community
E.E.C
Great Pleasure in Research, Dr Herbert A Otto Says
Dr Herbert A Otto research director of the Stone Foundation calls research work a great pleasure and joy, reflecting enthusiasm for scientific inquiry and discovery.
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Herbert A. Otto
The
Prisoner’s cathedral: inner life through cell literature
In this reflection on prison writing, Dostoyevsky Wilde Genet and others turn confinement into a catalyst for creativity. The author describes how isolation fuels inner life, influences notable works, and shapes personal growth through reading Thoreau and Walden, ending with a note on transformative power of literature.
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Dostoyevsky
Siberia
Oscar Wilde
Gaol
Hitler
Mikhail
Paul Verlaine
Verlaine
Jean Genet
Robert Stroud
Alcatraz
Stroud
Daryl Chessman
California
Paul Newman
Walden
Thoreau
Walden Pond
John James Audubon
Henry
Letters The foibles of senators
A reader defends some secrecy in foreign negotiations while praising a Dec. 17 editorial on voters and lawmakers. The writer questions Vermont legislative in camera sessions unless guarding national security against potential deals with Quebec secessionists. Shaftsbury resident CHEWN JOTIKASTHIRA signs the letter.
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Banner
Vermont
Quebec
Have you a package for me this Christmas day
A reader writes a festive plea to the town postman asking for a parcel or letter and expresses gratitude for a belated Christmas joy. The note closes with a wish for joy and a new year, signed from 317 South St.
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Mr. Postman
Postman
Christmas Greetings Letter to Editor Aid Drive
First Vermont Bank staff collect food for the needy for distribution by the Bennington Opportunity Council during Christmas. Readers are asked to decorate the Christmas tree with food items or cash donations. EVALYN W. PETERSON requests help. 500 Main St.
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First Vermont Bank
Bennington Opportunity Council
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Walker
Stone Foundation
By Nick Dispoldo
Christian Science Publishing Society
Chewn Jotikasthira
Shaftsbury
South St
the Banner
Evalyn W. Peterson
Main St
Nichols
Main Street
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