Bully the collie returns home after two week trek
Mr and Mrs Fred Sheldon of Dorset Hollow moved to Bennington with their daughter Arlene Sheldon and their prized collie Bully. After a three week stay in Bennington the dog wandered back to Dorset in two weeks, hungry and thin, finally rejoining Mrs Sheldon. Local ads note bread at 9c a loaf and pork chops at 28c. A pink shower honors Mrs James Thompson. Vermont officials expect 6308.25 from National Forest receipts. Protective search planned if hunter Herm Cullinan fails to report. A steer was found roaming Bennington streets and is being sought by police. Arlington Fire Department responds to a trailer fire. News items recall historic dates including The Power of Sympathy in 1789 and Lyndon Johnson's death in 1973.
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Fred Sheldon
Dorset Hollow
Bennington
Clarks’ Woods
Arlene Sheldon
Bully
Dorset
Howe Farms
Letters on Judicial Selection by Governor and Senate
A reader letter discusses appointments awaiting the governor Salmon and the Senate. It notes that the recent Constitutional amendments empower a Judicial Selection process and observes the lack of detail about judicial appointments in prior correspondence. The piece frames the selection as subject to advice and consent.
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Senate
Salmon
Selection Board
Bar
Bar Association
Vermont
Association
John M. Dinse
College St
Burlington
Supreme Court
Keyser
Barney, Daley
General Assembly
Blame as national pastime in lighthearted column
The piece notes how Americans blamed the Vietnam War for many ills and laments the loss of a universal scapegoat with the war over. It jokes about Nelson Rockefeller as a potential new blame target while quoting figures and describing Vermont and Boston references, then discusses judicial appointment processes and public input on judges.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Vietnam
Congress
Federal Reserve
Fed
Who makes the economic laws in hard times
Washington voices a debate on who should shape economic policy during recession. Economists, political leaders, and editorial writers push solutions learned from past downturns. The Keynesian framework calls for tax cuts, increased government spending, and easier monetary policy to reduce slack in the economy.
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Milton Friedman
Lord Keynes
Federal Reserve
Model Congress tribute and Keynesian critique from 1970s article
Mount Anthony Union High School thanks supporters for a memorable Model Congress. The piece discusses shifts away from a Keynesian framework, high interest rates, and potential deficits, urging caution with fiscal policy in a non Keynesian world.
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Mount Anthony Union High School
Correction letter clarifies Birthright services and adoption emphasis
A reader requests a correction after a typographical error altered Birthright services in a letter printed Jan 20. The writer emphasizes Birthright does not refer women for abortions and promotes adoption as an alternative, inviting letters up to 200 words with signature and address.
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Birthright
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Orin Wilcox
James Thompson
Bennington County
Herm Cullinan
Sucker Pond
Bennington Village
Winfield J. Williams
Putnam St
Arlington Fire Department
George Colvin
Warm Brook
Maple Hill Roads
Mother Nature
Elbert G. Moulton
The
Vermont Hotel-Motel Association
William Hill Brown
Boston
France
Germany
North Korea
U.S
Sea of Japan
Lyndon Johnson
Lurie
By Dick West
Watergate
Afred Scotti
New York County
Manhattan
Wayne Hanley
Massachusetts Audubon Society
McLaughlin
Ellen Goodman
Boston Globe
Hartland
William Safire
N.Y
Times News Service
Christine A. Gaus
Clarence Pelkie
Ford
Mahar & Son ‘Funeral Home
Edward D Mahar
NFDA
Bennington, Vt
Rt Greenberg S
Mrs
Margaret Boulet
N. Branch St
Shaftsbury, Vt
Roberts le
Cardigans
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