Thoughts on abortion and self control in society
A reflective critique of abortion debates, gender bias, and leadership in politics and religion. The author recalls a 1920s Wesleyan ethics professor, notes male-dominated power structures in Congress, the Church, and courts, and argues for women’s bodily autonomy and self‑control as central to the abortion issue.
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Wesleyan University
Wesleyan
Amherst
Williams
Yale
Ford
Walter Cronkite
New York
Supreme Court
Menarche
Menopause
Congress Marry-Again: Keys and Jacobs Wed in Capitol Style
UPI reports Martha Keys of Kansas and Andrew Jacobs Jr. of Indiana, the first husband and wife to serve together in Congress, married during a recess and resumed duty in the House. Both sit on Ways and Means, live in Washington, and split weekends visiting their home districts in Kansas and Indiana. Their union prompts light remarks on politics and life on Capitol Hill.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Martha Keys
Andrew Jacobs Jr
House of Representatives
Manhattan
Kan
Indianapolis
Congressional
Ford
Ways and Means Committee
Indiana
Kansas Democrat
Kansas
Old Steel Bridge Across Walloomsac Nears Concrete Replacement
The Walloomsac River crossing on North Street loses the remaining steel girder as the old bridge is torn down for a new concrete structure. The Banner contest draws a record 55 plus entries with Miss Margaret Craven of Gage Street winning for the week’s Write An Ad topic on the Beshara Cash Market. Vermont faces a threatened situation not specified in full.
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Walloomsac
North Street
Margaret Craven
Gage Street
Vermont
Lincoln wallet box opens with old clippings and a Confederate bill
A sealed box from the Lincoln era was opened by Librarian of Congress Daniel Boorstin revealing 11 favorable newspaper clippings and a $5 Confederate bill. The piece quotes editorials and commentary linking Lincoln to media, with varied opinions on public memory and investigations. The item shifts through unrelated political notes and Vermont state updates from 1951 to 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Daniel J. Boorstin
Letters on Vermont power policy urge local hydro justice
In a letter to the editor from Stratton, the writer attacks the Vermont Legislature for hindering towns from producing electricity from water and gravity hydro. He laments past missed chances like a Vermont Power Authority and criticizes private power and a moratorium on Springfield's hydro project, urging incentives for water, solar, and wind power and consumer conservation.
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Vermont
New York
Green Mountain
Canada
Springfield
New England
Primary benefits argued for presidential primary bill
A Banner letter writer, cosponsor of the primary bill, defends the measure by noting filing fees totaling 5000 cover printing and distribution costs only partly. He argues that tax revenues from rooms, meals, and sales taxes will offset a 2500 shortfall and boost local business profits.
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Secretary of State
Celsius Scale Origin Revealed In Vermont Letter
In a Vermont Letters to the Editor piece, the author traces the Celsius temperature scale from Celsius to Centigrade and notes the official adoption in 1948. The letter discusses the terminology and how weather and temperatures are presented and mentions Vermont political events and candidate appearances. Senator T Wesley Grady signs as the contributor from Chittenden County in Montpelier.
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Anders Celsius
Vermont
United States
Jimmy Carter
Fred Harris
Brattleboro
Sargent Shriver
Springfield
Chittenden
Franklin
Rutland
Sen
T. Wesley
Grady
Chittenden County
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Interlaken
Presidency
Anti-Saloon League
Love
Capitol Dome
By Dick West
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Elm Street
Bennington
Grand Union
F.d.1.c
Catamount National Bank
Fischetti
Lincoln
Newsweek
Kenny O’sandburg
Mrs
Abe
Mary McGrory
William Safire
N.Y
Times News Service
Hughes
Frank Church
Washington Post
Allan Pinkerton
Redford and Hoffman
Jack Anderson
Abe Lincoln
Lyndon Johnson
Jefferson Davis
Georgetown
Pinkerton
John Wilkes Booth
William Seward
Tennessee
Leonard W. Morrison
Bennington County Farm Bureau
Henry W. Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington High School
Graded School Trustees
John Scott
Time Magazine
Greater Bennington Association
Spencer P. Kennard
Pine Cobble School
Frederick C. Copeland
Bennington Selectmen
U.S. House of Representatives
Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
Jefferson
Baltimore
Nixon
Peking
Patrick Gray
FBI
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Celtis
Celtiz
Park Street
Montpelier
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