National anthem debate hints at a warmer hymn
The essay argues replacing The Star-Spangled Banner with America the Beautiful or America. It notes the 1931 adoption, critiques the old war song, and cites Bates's hymn urging unity and law. The piece connects the bicentennial mood to possible anthem change, alongside local school news and snow conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
Metropolitan Opera Company
Francis Scott Key
Anacreon
Fr. McHenry
Baltimore
U.S
Katherine Lee Bates
America
Bennington notes and events in brief local items
The Banner reports on Irene Hawthorne’s performance at Bennington Armory under the Bennington Art Series, local school area voters debating grade expansion, a Town Meeting warning item for up to 5000 to curb Dutch Elm disease, and Henry H. Mallory’s candidacy for village president. Also announced are nurse aide trainee recruitment, 1966 YMCA fund drive kickoff, and historical world events from 1837 to 1971. Louis Harris comments on public leadership.
Whither the GOP no whither New York in 1976
A reflective survey traces the idea of an emerging Republican majority from 1936 to 1976, noting cycles under Landon Eisenhower Nixon and Phillips. It weighs why the GOP failed to convert public sentiment into durable congressional power and questions whether a Republican president could emerge without broader party gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alf Landon
Franklin Roosevelt
George Gallup
Dwight Eisenhower
America
Congress
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
GOP
Richard Nixon
Nixon
House
Remain
Wichita
Senate
Kevin Phillips
Truman
Harding
Irving Kristol
Harvard
Phillips
Scammon
Wattenberg
Energy crisis persists despite no gas lines in sight
Frank G. Zare of the Federal Energy Administration argues the United States still imports about 62 percent of its petroleum energy, with costs rising from 7.7 billion in 1973 to over 25 billion in 1974. He urges cutting energy use to reduce imports by a million barrels daily and spurring domestic energy development to restore economic health.
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America
Ford
United States
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Ness
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Peru Road
Wilmington Road
John A. Kimball
Bradford St
Banner
Irene Hawthorne
San Francisco
Bennington Armory
Cora B. Whitney
Henry H. Mallory
Bennington Village
Department of Employment Security
Crescent Manor Convalescent Home
YMCA
Robert D. Stout
General Fund
Michigan
Louisiana
India
Republic of India
Russia
Venus
Earth
Louis Harris
Vermont
Wall Street Journal
Samuel Lubell
White House
the New Harte Theatre
Dether
Michael
Natalie Wood
Nickelodeon
Spring St
Williamstown, Mass
SUN
Edouard Molinaro
Lino Ventura
Jacques Brell
Mr. Ventura
Disney
Walt Disney
Paramoun Pictures Presents
RoBurt
Paramount Picture
Ronges
LIFE
By Frank G. Zare
Federal Energy Administration
Washington
Commerce Department
Bob Lebert
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Jim Horrigan
Catamount National Bank
North Bennington
Bennington Plaza
Putnam Square
Brattleboro
Manchester Center
Pownal
West Dover
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