Bennington Banner Reports Highway Probe Findings
A Vermont inquiry found no corruption in the State Highway Department right of way division but flagged inadequate procedures and morale issues. It noted more than 8 million dollars in federal funds delayed by late records and urged reforms to improve appraisal, certification, and voucher practices for public funds.
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Keyser
Special Legislative Commission
State Highway Department
Highway Department
State Highway Board
Commission
Comptrol
Ler General
United States
Burlington
Brattleboro
the Highway Board
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Albania
Russia
Red
World Organization
We Are Not Going to Hades We Are Not Going to Hades
An essay reflects on optimism amid reports of a world in moral and social flux. It recalls old age poverty at the Poor House, praises social security progress, critiques welfare critics, and notes shifts in education and literature as society moves into a new year. The writer cites labor, hourly work history, and civil rights as ongoing issues.
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Csem
Jimmy Hoffa
New York City
Tennessee Williams
Archie
Duffy
Fendere
Khrushchev admits fallibility opens doors to dialog
The article argues Khrushchev's public admission that neither he nor the Communist party are infallible signals a shift away from the cult of personality. It suggests this could encourage internal criticism and external negotiation, reducing the risk of reckless policy, unlike an infallible leader.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Ukraine
Soviet Union
Lenin
Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Economic Reason vs Political Insanity in New Europe
The piece argues 1962 will test whether economic reason can drive a stronger Western bloc through Europe’s Common Market. It cites Kennedy's tariff policy, Britain’s possible entry, and nuclear and agricultural issues as pivotal factors shaping a future economic political union and avoiding a trade war.
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Washington
eBay
America
Europe
Kennedy
Congress
United States
West
Britain
MacMillan
Bermuda
France
Franz Joseph Strauss
Germany
NATO
Anlievied
Champlain Hudson Seaway Idea Faces International Review
Montreal’s surge as a growth city boosts interest in John G. Diefenbaker’s plan to link the St. Lawrence near Montreal with the Hudson River via a full‑raft waterway. The project could foster US Canada cargo traffic, channel Labrador iron ore to New York, and boost Champlain region ports, though the idea remains in early study.
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Adirondacks
Canada
Montreal
St. Lawrence Seaway
North American
John G. Diefenbaker
St. Lawrence River
Hudson River
International Joint Commission
United States
Cannas Htlows Pens
New York State
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Great Lakes
Canadian
New York
Labrador
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Atlantic
Richelieu River
Burlington
Letter to the Editor on Bennington zoning overreach and criticism
A reader defends Bennington officials over a zoning revision for a restaurant and addition. The letter singles out architect Charles Leach as out of order for calling downtown a junkyard and declaring Bennington 50 years behind times. The writer commends trustees for patience and urges progress and courtesy.
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Banner
Bennington
Charles Leach
Times
Lench
New England
Boston
Leach
Job
World Complexities Set Tougher Path for Kennedy in 1962
AP News Analyst notes Kennedy faces budget and employment troubles in 1962 with foreign aid, allies, foes, and elections looming. Khrushchev and the UN add pressure while tariff battles threaten a broader foreign trade agenda. Complex global relations resemble a fever chart across the year.
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Washington
Kennedy
Khrushchev
United Nations
Congress
Fidel
Castro
Security Council
Russia
Egypt
Ceylon
Liberia
India
Goa
Leisure versus work blurs for executives in civic duties
August Hecksher argues executives on expense accounts lose clear lines between leisure and work. He notes even when pressed into civic activity with no pay, they see it as part of work, not leisure.
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August Hecksher
20Th Fleet
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