Senator Bloomer’s push to limit press coverage shocks Vermont
The Vermont Senate member Sen Robert Bloomer Rutland County advocates that legislative bodies decide what the press may report. The piece notes the unconstitutionality and public unacceptability of media censorship and recalls his father Asa Bloomer’s iron-handed leadership without endorsing public restraint on information.
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Robert Bloomer
Rutland County
Vermont Senate
Vermont
Sen
Bloomer
Sen Bloomer
Sen. Bloomer
Senate
Montpelier
Concorde project in jeopardy as US airlines withdraw options
England and France may have to abandon their 10 year 2.3 billion Concorde program after Pan American Airways and TWA drop options on 14 jets at about 50 million each. United Airlines had already canceled six options, leaving British and French manufacturers with limited buyers and sparking debate over environmental risk versus technological advance.
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England
France
Congress
Pan American Airways
TWA
United Airlines
U.S
British Overseas Airways
Air France
Europe
America
American Airlines
Letters warn parents over curriculum shifts in Mt Anthony system
The Editor of The Banners issues a letter from MARIER BERGQUIST urging parents to resist a curriculum committee trend that could replace parental input with outside influence. She argues most families need involvement, not external control, and urges community participation to protect family and educational structure.
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Mt. Anthony Union
Curriculion Committee
Opium war paths and diplomacy across nations
A Washington analysis traces efforts to curb hard drug shipments to the United States, noting Turkish end of legal opium cultivation in 1971, U S and foreign cooperation, and the role of law enforcement, diplomacy, and intelligence in limiting heroin trafficking amid broader regional tensions. The piece includes remarks by Gen Crieghton Abrams and Cairo editor Mohammed Heikal, and reports on Franco Turkish anti narcotics collaboration and French crackdown around Marseilles.
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Washington
America
United States
State Department
Treasury
CTA
FBI
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
Anmay
Abrams
South Vietnam
Thailand
Burma
Los
North Vietnam
China
Turkey
Yaydet Sunay
Turkish Republic
U.S
Sumay
Marseilles
Marseilles Laboratories
POWs in India: Braden reports on prisoners of war
Tom Braden recounts conversations with civilians and prisoners in East Pakistan who sought refuge with Pakistanis and were repatriated. He notes a Pakistani artillery captain and his family in a long barracks, a private with worn uniform, and overall decent treatment under Geneva Convention standards. The camp provides radios, a library, athletic gear, pay, and medical care, but prisoners remain hot, bored, and eager to go home.
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Nasim Akhtar
Miss Akhtar
Pakistan
Bangali
Mukti Bahini
Weat
East Pakistan
Desert
Texas
Africa
India
Decorator advises refined display of taste in manners
A humor piece from American Legion Magazine notes an interior decorator advising a newly rich client to display proper taste in manners. He suggests stopping telling guests how much items cost and letting them guess instead.
Press Censorship Debate Over Vermont Rail Plan
A Letter to the Editor argues a Feb 8 public hearing on a commission to restore passenger service versus highways was biased. Opponents like Farm Bureau and Vermont Transit claim road money should stay with roads while sponsors and rail groups are largely ignored. The writer questions whether the reporter censored economic and environmental points. Herbert G. Ogden Hartland.
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UPI
Senate
Farm Bureau
Vermont Transit
Regional Highway Council
Truck & Bus Association
Vermont Association of Railroad Passengers
Vermont Public Information Research Group
Vermont Tomorrow
Slecra Club
Preas
Herbert G. Ogden
Valentine Musings and Pantry Notes From Mountain Chatter
A Valleynesque column from Mountain Chatter recalls memories sparked by Valentine’s Day, celebrating lasting affection at age fifty plus. It links a romantic anecdote from a skating rink to a home kitchen skylark pantry, then shifts to reader letters about bird care and baking with bacon fat.
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Searsburg
Charlie
New York City
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Chou
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