China visit reveals vivid contrasts between dream and reality
Lucien M. Hanks leads a 22 member Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences delegation returning from April 1976 China tour. The group describes factory welcomes, Red Star Commune life, and Maoist rhetoric amid rural modernization from Peking to Loyang, Sian, Shanghai, Canton, and Hong Kong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Vermont Academy of Arts
People’s Republic of China
New York
Tokyo
Japan Air Lines
China
Liberation
China International Travel Service
Shanghai
Sian
Loyang
Canton
Mao Tsu
Vermont
Red Star
Lucien M. Hanks
The
Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences
Academy
Carter Campaign and the Brown Challenge in 1976 Primaries
Analysis of Jimmy Carter's 1976 presidential bid notes his focus on character over issues and the risk of voter apathy. It highlights how early losses to weaker rivals and late gains by Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. affected momentum. Brown's victories in key states and novelty appeal threatened a brokered convention and possible Humphrey-Brown ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Carter
Vietnam
Carter
Edward M. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Frank Church
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Sen. Church
Far West
Nebraska
Idaho
Gov. Brown
Maryland
New Jersey
Rhode Island
California
Brown
Humphrey-Brown
United States
National Press Club
Gov
Washington
Fred Harris
Morris Udall
Brown and Carter differ on appeal to suburban voters
The analysis notes Gov. Brown’s appeal to young, Catholic, suburban, and white-collar voters, contrasting with Carter’s more reserved image. It highlights late primary dynamics, regional party tensions in Maryland and New Jersey, and the challenge for Carter to mobilize passion without losing his centrist stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Carter
Maryland
New Jersey
Humphrey
Brown
Carter
Gov. Brown
Nothing makes you feel so much like an amateur as your take-home pay
A short editorial from American Legion Magazine noting how pay disparities and low earnings can erode confidence and drive veterans or young professionals to reassess skills and future prospects. The piece urges readers to seek financial literacy and better compensation while valuing service.
Antioch students tour 8000 miles through Americas
Looking Back notes John Williams of Weeks Street on an eight thousand mile Antioch College study trip with nine peers through Mexico and Central America and back along the Pacific. The program aims to produce graduates ready for work with minimal training.
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John Williams
E. W. Williams
Weeks Street
Antioch College
Mexico
Central America
Pacific Coast
Antioch
Springfield
Ohio
Clarence H. Campbell
Pleasantville
N.Y
YMCA
Alfred T. Morrill
Burlington
Campbell
New York Times
Upper
New York State
James A. McKee
WGY
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Marco Polo
Peking Plain
Nevada
Hong Kong
Singapore
Mao
Heng Hu
Shensi
Wang
Revolutionary Committee
Chairman Mao
Lin Piao
Teng Hsiao-ping
Joan and Jerome Cohen
Abrams
William Kessen
Yale University Press
New Haven
Fischetti
Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Tulsa World
American Legion Magazine
E.g. Mahar & Son, Inc. Funeral Home
Main
Bennington
Order OF the Golden Rule
Clover Crafts
Monument Plaza
Dusthames Furniture Inc
Play Pens Rockers
Duwhanes. Furniture Inc
Elm ST. Bennington
Luella Chandler
New England
Grafton
Bennington Garage
Willys Station
Marilyn Shanahan
Pownal Road
Lawrence E. Gauthier
Ernest N. Gauthier
Patricia Durant
Bonnie
Bernard McDonald
Pablo Casals
Marlboro
Bennington County
Red Cross
Abraham Gardner
Ellen Lillie
Paradise Restaurant
Gerald Nelson
Shaftsbury
Eugene V. Clark
Raymond B. Bowen
Maurice Douglass
Robert M. Parmelee
Dean Hanson
Summer Suit Sale
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Cricketeer
Dacron and Wool
Roberts Co
Dacron
Cotton
Trios
Haspel
Dacron and Cotton Poplin
Roberts Charge
Kobo
Berkshire Plaza
North Adams, Mass
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