Predictions for the 1970s Fail To See Civil Rights Rise
The Bennington Banner discusses forecasts from the 1950s and 1960s about the upcoming decade. It notes widespread misses on Vietnam, disarmament, and civil rights, highlighting how experts failed to foresee the era’s major social and political upheavals.
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James E. Bylin
The
Wall Street Journal
Newsweek
Reader’s Digest
Saturday Review
U.S. News & World Report
Bylin
Vietnam
U.S
Europe
Far East
Henry Steele Commanger
Supreme Court
Cloudy crystal balls and bogus 1959 forecasts
The piece critiques 1959 predictions on race desegregation, campus unrest, drug issues, and moral norms. It cites Crane Brinton’s warning of a 1970s shift toward revival of Victorian decencies, notes prophets’ straight line biases and over optimism, and recalls Life magazines 1959 seer set predicting dramatic tech and social changes by 1975.
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Crane Brinton
New York Times
Life Magazine
Europe
New Year Reflections and Community Spirit in 1969 Notes
Editor shares nostalgia for old Vermont writers and jokes about mistletoe warnings. Letter writers are praised for neighborly help during snowstorms, while Time magazine’s 1969 pick highlights mid Americans as 1969 figures. 1970 urged to seek excellence and avoid mediocrity, avoiding complacency.
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Men On the Moon
New York Mets
Time Magazine
Vermont Snowstorm Text Delivers Weekend Roar and Governor’s Far View
A weekend snowstorm thrashes Vermont with wind and deep drifts. Gov. Deane C. Davis, snowbound in Framingham Massachusetts, declares the state a disaster area from afar while ski enthusiasts flood routes I-91 and I-89.
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Vermont
Deane C. Davis
Davis
Framingham
Mass
Thanks for the plowing neighbors in Shaftsbury Hollow
Letters from Madelyn Wendell praise Bruce Washburn and brothers for long hours clearing snow with their bulldozer. Reader from Morris, Conn. recalls rescue parties, food, wine, and open homes in Vermont winter crisis, noting the holiday spirit and neighbourly aid across lines of distance.
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Shaftsbury Hollow
Granger Hollow
Bruce Washburn
Bruce
Madelyn Wendell
New Jersey
Vermont White
Deane Davis
Framingham
Mr. Davis
Robert Debaugh
Morris
Conn
New Year Prayer and Voices From Arlington and Beyond
A New Year 1970 prayer asks for love peace and plenty and personal renewal. It includes hopes for faith gratitude and unselfish living. The text also quotes Rock R Rogers Arlington and critics John W Gardner and Malcolm Muggeridge warning of societal decline.
These Days North Ireland Makes a Bid for Peace
In Ulster a shift by the Unionists toward civil rights reforms is analyzed as outflanking radicals led by Bernadette Devlin. The piece contrasts cautious optimism about housing and employment programs with pessimism over potential revolutionary currents, noting the Smithsonian gains and Napoleon Cronkite interview rediscovery.
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North Ireland
Ian Paisley
Ulster Free Presbyterian Church
Londonderry
Londonderry Development Commission
Stephen McGonagle
Craigavon
Goodyear Company
New” Unionist Party
Bernadette Devlin
Derry
Ireland
London
South Africa
Rhodesia
Nigeria
Kenya
Cyprus
Middle East
Ulster
Smithsonian Institution
Napoleon Bonaparte
Walter Cronkite
St. Helena
C.B.S
Liverpool
The
Smithsonian
Napoleon talks, Nixon era hopes, and 1976 forecast
The interview covers Napoleon's view of the Waterloo defeat and his retirement plans, plus President Nixon's first year in office. It notes Napoleon blaming Ney for Waterloo, his restraint regarding Elba, and his belief France sought a respite from greatness. It also weighs Nixon's prospects, health, and the looming 1976 bicentennial in a reflective tone.
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Napoleon
Josephine
Prome
Elba
Cronkite
Russia
Weather Bureau
Nixon One Year In White House But Faces Paradox
Analysis of President Nixon after his first year in the White House highlights his dual role as reformer and defender of the status quo. The piece discusses his approach to Vietnam, relations with the youth and minorities, and the coming bicentennial ambitions linked to White House leadership and a possible third term. It notes his polling strength versus urban discontent and his strategic balancing act amid political pressures.
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Nixon
White House
Johnson
San Clemente
Mr.Johnson
Democratic Party
Vietnam
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Banner Publishing Corporation
Main Street
Bennington
Florida
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Connecticut
the Banner
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Rogers
Arlington
Croesus
John W. Gardner
Urban Coalition
Malcolm Muggeridge
John Chamberlain
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Unionist Party
South
United Kingdom
Stormont
James Dawson Chicester- Clark
House of Commons
France
Washington
By Russell Baker
New York Times News Service
Moscow
French Weather Bureau
Waterloo
Wellington
Marshal Ney
Ney
Abbeville
Richard Nixon
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