Transactions and Assumptions Drive Human Action
A compact, period-voiced exploration of how people act as agents in their environment. It argues that behavior stems from personal assumptions formed by knowledge, attitudes, purposes, and expectations, continually updated through experience and social exchange.
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Shaftsbury
Santa Claus
Vietnam
Letters praising Red Cross blood drive at Baptist Church
The writer recalls World War II service with the Red Cross and reports attending this week’s Baptist Church blood donor program. He notes planning the annual campaign in March and expresses pride that over 200 people donated blood, with more than 60 donors.
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Red Cross
The
Baptist Church
South Pacific
Red Cross Blood Donor Campaign Call in Bennington County
Frederick W. Vogell Campaign Director thanks volunteers and donors for blood service. He notes most work is by volunteers with one paid staffer, and appeals for solicitors to support the March campaign calling 2-9458. The note emphasizes local and world wide benefits of the blood program.
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Red Cross
Bennington County Red Cross
George Hughes
Arlington
Donald Brodeur
Red Mountain Road
Hughes
Boyhood memory letter referencing Roger Burt and church suppers
A lifelong Bennington memory recounts childhood adventures with Roger Burt of Burt Brothers. The writer, John Camelio, responds to Frank L. Cutler on environmentalism with three points, recalls selling Baptist Church supper tickets as a boy, and notes changes in ticket prices. The piece ends with a nostalgic Westport, Connecticut signature.
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Roger Burt
Burt
Burt Brothers
Main Street
Bennington
Roger
The
Banner
Frank L. Cutler
Mr. Cutler
Episcopal
Pleasant Street
Main
Baptist Church
Lobbying disclosure urged by Common Cause Vermont
A reader letter from Common Cause Vermont advocates full disclosure of lobbying funds and sources in state government. It supports House bill H.14, urging citizens to contact legislators to reduce secrecy and restore trust in public institutions. East Arlington.
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Common Cause
National
Citizens’ Lobby Group
Wiiting
Vermont
Common Cause Vermont
Reed Meridith Wolcott Leads Off Broadway Debut
Reed Meridith Wolcott, a Bennington College drama senior, opens in a leading off Broadway role at the Royal Playhouse. The note reflects a contemporary theater milestone within a broader historical sweep.
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Reed Meridith Wolcott
Bennington College
The
Royal Playhouse
Pump priming in 2714 cents a day satire from Washington
A humorous American Legion Magazine piece traces a hypothetical daily 2714 cent rebate from Congress across 365 days. It tracks spending, tax changes, and social effects, from pay phone calls to oil, aspirin, buses, and finally a mock plea to confront lawmakers in Washington. The narrator questions prudent use versus stimulus.
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Grand News
Washington
Congress
Capitol
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Northeast Utilities
Roger Stickle
South Shaftsbury
Rhode Island
William Hard
Barbara Vail
White Co
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New England Telephone and Telegraph Co
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Versaille
France
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New York
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