Northeast vs rest of nation fuels Ford energy clash
The piece argues a stark sectional conflict over Ford's energy program. It contrasts Northeast dependence on cheap imported oil with Western and Southern interests, noting Northeast vulnerability to price shifts and suggesting Northeastern Republicans may ally with Democrats to oppose a tariff. It cites 1812 war context and emphasizes regional economic stakes and transportation needs.
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Mason-Dixon Line
New Hampshire
Ford
Congress
Great Britain
House
Senate
Delaware River
New
Britain
Encyclopedia Britannica
Wellington
Spanish Peninsula
Alleghenies
United States
Mississippi River
Allegheny Mountains
Ohio River Valley
Mississippi
American Southwest
Far West
Alaska
Midwest
Northeast
New England
Ford Energy
Mason- Dixon Line
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Detroit
New York
Boston
Ground hog sees no shadow and local items spark notes
Bennington sees no shadow signaling milder weather. Wilbert McConnell of Arlington wins vindication in mistaken identity case, prompting a mustache to avoid confusion with a bunko artist. Local civic, school, medical, and scout events plus brief historical notes fill this community page.
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Bennington
Wilbert H. McConnell
Arlington
McConnell
New England
Bunke
Energy Sense By FRANK G. ZARE on small car trends
Federal Energy Administrator Frank G. Zare discusses the shift to smaller, more fuel efficient cars as inflation and high gas prices push buyers toward compacts and subcompacts. He notes rising share of small cars in 1974, safety features now required by law, and the range of sizes and visibility options available to shoppers.
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Charles D. Bentley Jr
Sandgate
Lucy Johnson
Mount Anthony Union School Board
John P. Morrissey
Frank G. Zare
Washington
Detroit
Energy Wise Shopping For Small Cars In 1975 Guide
The piece advises buyers to consider smaller cars for fuel efficiency and reduced petroleum dependence. It highlights radial tires for stability and mileage, suggests weighing mileage stickers, trimming luxury options, car pooling, and a 55 mph limit. It promotes the 1975 Gas Mileage Guide from the Consumers Information Center in Pueblo, Colorado.
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America
Consumer Information Center
Pueblo
Colo
MAU Book Talks on Happy Endings in Jr High Reads
The column surveys best selling junior high library titles across series like The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, plus sports biographies and Laura Ingalls Wilder books driven by TV popularity. It notes readers of varying abilities, from casual series fans to serious “super-readers,” and reflects on changing attitudes toward these popular titles.
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Carson Drew
River Heights
Nancy
Ty Cobb
Jim Thorpe
Fran Tarkenton
Earl Morrall
Gayle Sayers
NFL
Ditto
ABA
Hank Aaron
Babe Ruth
Dallas Cowboys
George Blanda
Sports Illustrated
Little House On the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura
Mary
Almanzo
Beetle Bailey
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Christian Science Publishing Society
Barry
Vle
Nice Guy
Oliphant
Brattleboro
Arthur Vaughn
Middlebury College
Oatman-Johnson
Maple Hill
Earl Conlin
Carroll Smith
West Arlington
North Bennington
Pack 28
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Roger Williams
Salem
Mass
Colony of
Rhode Island
Russia
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
Wyoming
Germany
Harry S Truman
Alan Shepard
Edward Mitchell
Patricia Hearst
San Francisco
Randolph Hearst
Berkeley
Calif
Porterhouse
Olen
Sani
P&r Thin
Vide
Cascade
del Monte
Foster
Okg
Howard Johnson
River Valley Melon
Magnavox
AL Backus
Dewey St
Arthur Muchmore
Elm St
Arlette Bucknal
Shaftsbury
Jane Hayden
Haddock
C. H. Cumpston
Lilie Shaw
Hoosick
N.Y
W. P. Davisson
Marlboro
Judy Lockwood
Convent Ave
Wemlikteirs
MAU
Jean Wassick Jr
Hardy Boys
Joe
Frank
Fenton Hardy
Nancy Drew
Cdavid
Crystal
Fashionie
St. Benni
Colonial Shopping Ctr
Williamstown “Ass
Dependable
New Griffin Ble Electric Co Co., Inc
Main ST
Benn
Tel
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