Yale Women Admission Study Provokes Satire From Reader
A spoof letter questions research into Yale University opening to women and suggests other topics from inflation effects on the poor to weather impacts on ski business. The author quips about grants and notes various humorous findings such as shifts in Yale freshmen height and fashion since coeducation began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Yale University
Glee Club
Alaska
Florida
Stratton Mountain
California
Yale
Letter Reflects on Police Station Help Incident
A Baner reader denounces the December report about Malvine Cole nearly stranded at night and refused aid at the police station. The writer questions police humanity and recalls what they were taught, citing 1974 as a year of hard lessons.
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Malvine Cole
Local reader vents over itemized bill and class privacy
A reader criticizes a new itemized electric bill noting a $10 customer charge and lack of transparency on stockholder payments. The letter also condemns Mt Anthony High School for a so called Health Class and privacy invading questionnaires. The writer urges public servants to study the Bible and Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Company
Mt. Anthony High School
United States
Police station commander leaves Shaftsbury post for track duties
Sgt Gordon J Mooney of Shaftsbury announces his reassignment as criminal investigator B at Pownal Race Track after nearly 21 years serving Shaftsbury and Manchester. He thanks colleagues for support and predicts a smooth transition to his replacement Sgt John P Heffernan.
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Shaftsbury
Vermont
Pownal
Manchester
John P. Heffernan
Bennington Fire Loss Record Set After 1934 Blaze
A 1934 Bennington fire marks the department’s lowest loss on record at 9420 dollars. Mrs William Congdon and four children fled their Oakes Street home through an upstairs window to escape near zero cold as flames from an unknown origin destroyed the stairs to the second floor. William Congdon slept downstairs and raced to aid his family as the blaze forced their escape.
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William Congdon
Oakes Street
Automotive slump and energy policy reshape small city economy
In Muncie and across America the car market shrinks as energy worries and economic uncertainty chill buyers. Ford’s stance on gasoline taxes may raise or lower demand, with layoffs and tighter auto production spreading to local suppliers, banks, and communities tied to auto manufacturing.
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America
Cadillac
Muncie
Detroit
General Motors
Delco-Remy
Borg-Warner
Ford
Colorado
Ron Nelsen
Gerald Ford
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China
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Brattleboro
Bennington
Muncie, Ind
Jasmin
Quinlan
Main ST
Bennington, VT
State of the Union
John Percey
Bennington Road
Myers
South Stream Road
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Howard Lackey
Division St
Everett Wager
Maple Street
Thomas R. Haley
Gage Street
Bennington Family Service Center Inc
William Crandall
Globe Union
Salem
U.S. Choice
Wilson
Ubiast Prize
Franks
Loose
Salems All
Hamburg
Salem N.Y
Littleneck
Crisco Oi
Kraft
Swifts Premium
J Cos
Orange Juice
Fleischmann
Brookfield
Chuck Roast
Howard Johnson Macaroni Cheese
River Valley Melon
Idaho
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