Why Most People Act Like the Joneses in Conformity
A compact examination of conformity's roots and effects. It explains why people imitate group behavior, seek belonging, and rely on social cues for guidance, noting both advantages like cohesion and disadvantages such as stifled individuality and risk of blind obedience. It cites examples from crowds, fashion, and social rewards, ending with a caution about reliance on approval or threats.
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Yesteryear
Legion of Honor
Phi Beta Kappa
Europe
Nixon
Socrates
Jeremiah
Bruno
Hus
Columbus
Copernicus
Son's death ends a Vietnam War tragedy in Boston
Born January 1950, the Boston Globe obituary recounts a son who served in Company A 4th Battalion 3d Infantry 11th Infantry Brigade in Vietnam. After sustaining severe wounds in June 1968 he endured years in a wheelchair before dying by suicide April 12, 1972. The piece portrays grieving parents, wartime reminders, and ambivalent feelings toward amnesty and politics.
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United States Army
Company A
3D Infantry
11Th Infantry Brigade
Vietnam
Sakharov Defies Exile Over Hydrogen Bomb Link
Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov remains in Russia, defying exile as authorities pressure him due to his role in hydrogen bomb development. He met American lawyer Martin Garbus in Moscow and sent a letter to President Carter via Garbus, warning of a subway provocation akin to Reichstag fire. Public notices report a Bennington curfew for under-16s, flood relief totals, and local birthday and Elks open house scenes.
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Andrei Sakharov
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Sakharov
Russia
Martin Garbus
Moscow
Garbus
Carter
Soviet Union
Reichstag
Bennington notes bond refund and local appointments
The Bennington Town Treasurer announces final refunded bonds issued July 1 1932 for 10000 yearly payments and bond freedom. Nikos Psacharopoulos named director of Williamstown Theatre for a three year term, teaching directing at Yale and Circle in the Square. Residents of Pownal receive a green Know Pownal booklet prepared by the LWV. Bennington Fire Department reelects 1966 officers led by President Toomey and Chief Sawyer. The piece also surveys historical milestones from 1950 to 1971 and comments on U S foreign policy under Carter with reflections on human rights and detente.
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Bennington
Louis F. Sausville
Nikos Psacharopoulos
Williamstown Theatre
Psacharopoulos
Yale
Circle In the Square
New York
Pownal
League of Women Voters
Arthur George
Burton Peckham
Coleman Mason
Barbara Howes Smith
Bennington Fire Department
Twink” Toomey
Charles Sawyer
Carter State Department
U.S
Czechoslovakia
Sakharov
Kissinger
Dobrynin
Cyrus Vance
Vance
Tass
Shulman
Columbia
Marshall Shulman
New York Times
Washington Post
Carter
Times
Post
Bernard Gwertzman
Paul Warnke
State Department
Andrei Sakharov
Notice on fuel aid eligibility for childless households
Vermont Department of Social Welfare opens emergency fuel assistance to needy individuals without children in their homes, expanding aid access. Affected residents should seek information on qualification and application procedures.
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Department of Social Welfare
Superior Court
Ernest Gibson
Department
Vermont Department of Social Welfare
Oil Tankers Spill Liability Plot Revealed
Jack Anderson reports on secret shipowner papers claiming they lobbied Congress in the late 1960s to dodge clean up costs for oil spills. They allegedly foresaw disasters including a 200,000 ton tanker break up, threatening vast coastal pollution and costly damage.
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Congress
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