Hollywood Goes to Washington in Old Movie Mirror
A columnist links Senate grilling of oil barons to film scenes and classic Washington as old movies. He cites Claude Rains, Casablanca, Paths of Glory, The Manchurian Candidate and 1950s political culture, noting how politics now feels theater and cinema dominates public life. He observes presidents and campaigns resembling Hollywood heroes and villains as lunch programs and local notices intrude on the narrative.
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Jackson
Percy
Senate
Ribicoff
Javits
Casablanca
Conrad Veidt
Rick
Humphrey Bogart
Claude Rains
Bogart
Rains
Veidt
Bogarts
Union Station
House of Represenatives
White House
Stanley Kubrick
Cinema France
Haig
Rosemary
Washington
Spiro Agnew
United States
William Powell
Powell
Agnew
Hemingway
Mister Tolstoy
Kennedy
Camelot
Jekyll
Hyde
Lyndon Johnson
John Wayne
Gary Cooper
Warner Brothers
Johnson
Cooper
Wayne
Vietnam
Hollywood
Bennington area votes amid school district consolidation and ward race
The citizens' caucus before Bennington Village Meeting sees Wallace E. Mattison win the Ward 7 trustee nomination, defeating Joseph Madkour and incumbent Joseph Yott. Gerald E. Morrissey is nominated for the water board and Reuben Levin for village attorney. Former village attorney Van Vechten B. Graves becomes probate judge. Vermont AFL-CIO opposes a Vermont sales tax. In sports, Benhi falls in overtime to Hartford Midgets. Arlington tops Austine. North Bennington Governors beat Whitingham. Benhi girls defeat Burr & Burton. Drury High wins the bi state ski title at Prospect Mountain, with Benhi's Mark Donovan taking boys’ slalom in 1:15.7. BCHS faces Rutland in playoff at Manchester gym. Fred Bushee and Pete Lemieux star.
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Citizens’ Caucus
Bennington
Wallace E. Mattison
Joseph Madkour
Joseph Yott
Gerald E. Morrissey
Water Board
Reuben Levin
van Vechten B. Graves
Benhi
Hartford
Arlington
Austine School
North Bennington
Whitingham
Burr & Burton
Drury High School
Prospect Mountain
Mark Donavan
Bennington Catholic
Rutland
Manchester
Fred Bushee
Pete Lemieux
BCHS
Mt Anthony Junior High menu price boost praised
A reader in The Banner commends Mt Anthony Junior High for plans to improve the lunch menu with a five cent price increase. The letter expresses concern that without the raise, students may continue to eat poorly or face limited options.
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Banner
Mt. Anthony
Harlem bound hot dogs misrouted to Vermont snow
A note from Mrs. S. R. Thompson mentions hot dogs labeled as soul food intended for Harlem were diverted to Vermont amid snowy conditions. The fragment notes the logistical hiccup and the surprising destination mix up in transit.
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Harlem
White
Vermont
Smoking at Mt Anthony Junior High
Letter from Kathy Squires of Bennington to The Banner editor urges a controlled smoking spot at Mt Anthony Junior High. She argues teachers may smoke and suggests a back porch or patio be designated with permission slips from both parents to regulate who may smoke. She asks that her view be heard beyond desk drawers.
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Mt. Anthony Junior High
Kathy Squires
Lother Supporter Urges Lother For Selectman
A supporter from 317 Safford St. writes to The Banner praising Winston Lother as a capable leader and arguing he should be chosen as selectman. The letter is signed by Edward J. Morse.
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Winston Lother
Aiken’s figure on nuclear power questioned by group
The Banner article cites Sen George Aiken claiming nuclear plants supply 6 percent of U S electricity. Critics say plants rarely run at full capacity with multiple outages, noting actual production nearer 1 to 2 percent. Vermont Public Interest Research Group Inc. disputes the higher figure from Montpelier.
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The
Banner
Sen
George Aiken
America
Vermont Yankee
Sen. Aiken
Vermont Public Interest Research Group Inc
Nixon's push risks oil boycott backlash with Faisal
President Nixon hinted at ending the Saudi oil boycott after White House pressure on King Faisal, a move that foreign diplomats warned could backfire. Arab diplomat quotes and behind the scenes efforts by James Akins show Saudis sought caution, while Kissinger and State Department experts warned a public forecast would harm relations with Saudi leadership and prolong the dispute.
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Nixon
White House
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
James Akins
U.S
Akins
Riyadh
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Israel
Suez Canal
Sadat
Qaakins
Washington
State Department
Mr. Nixon
Uncle Sam
OAPEC
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