Wallace as a Democrat time bomb in 1976 race
The piece argues that Gov. George Wallace cannot be placated by clean politicking and that courting him risks legitimizing anti Negro violence and racism. It cites Wallace’s 1963 actions freeing Klansmen, the Selma police attack in 1965, and Birmingham and Hayneville violence to warn Democrats against aligning with him or his followers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Wallace
Robert Strauss
Wallace
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Alabama
Henry Jackson
Kennedy
Joseph R. McCarthy
University of Alabama
State Parole Board
Birmingham
Gov. Wallace
Selma
Episcopalian Seminary
Hayneville
Ala
George Wallace
America
Democratic Party
South
Advertising and class in a changing society
The piece argues that advertising fosters mass consumption and a classless society by reducing visible class distinctions through shared consumption. It cites historical sumptuary laws, notes Bennington County receiving 57,300 of Vermont’s 948,007 federal highway funds, and describes a local push to develop a Know Your America First motion picture to highlight regional historical wealth and patriotic sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Bennington County
Vermont
State Highway Board
Montpelier
Bennington
America
Looking Back at Ranks of Notable Points of Interest
July 10 1949 grant of 15000 to Bennington College by Carnegie Corp aims to teach American values and cultural growth. Church sponsorship supports displaced persons family request. Mt Anthony Union plans a fourth bond vote for a new union high school due to overcrowding. Historic notes mention Hughes globe flight 1938 Telstar 1962 and Bishop Walsh release 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington College
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Frederick H. Burkhardt
Burkhardt
Second Congregational Church
Church World Service
Mt. Anthony Union
Union High School
Howard Hughes
Telstar
United States
Europe
Britain
France
China
James Edward Walsh
Unintended American mass abundance and classless myths
The passage argues mass production and advertising foster a near classless America where anyone can reach the presidency, wealth is widespread yet taxed fairly, and envy politics lose appeal. It warns that without economic scarcity framing, Americans may struggle to adapt to future shortages and must embrace shared prosperity.
Peaceful refuge of the public library versus noisy world
An opinion piece extols libraries as tranquil, welcoming spaces accessible to all. It lauds open admission, friendly service, no tipping, and safe, comfortable environments for children and the elderly, contrasting the disorder outside with library peace.
Island of Peace Library Promises Everlasting Quiet and Pages
A nostalgic portrait of a public library as a timeless haven of knowledge. It notes unchanged atmosphere from horse and buggy days aside from air conditioning, growing collections, and polite patrons. The piece wryly compares some books to gamy literature yet asserts peacefulness and exemplary librarians.
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Washington
North
Sen. Kennedy
S.nt. Hayakawa
Brattleboro Reformer
San Francisco
Golda Meir
Secretary of
State Kissinger
Stewart Alsop
Nixon
Corporation
Norman Mailer
The
New Yorker
a _ corporation
Macy’s
Opera Society
Chicago
Bohemian
Czechoslovakia
Thomas Riley Marshall
Wilson
Marshall
David M. Potter
Stamford University
Harvard
John F. Kennedy
Southwest Texas Teachers College
Lyndon Johnson
Whitter College
Richard M. Nixon
Harry S Truman
Boston Globe
Island of Peace
Pedwin
Rob Lee
Connie
Bass
Wall
Main St
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Dacron
Johnny Carson
Cricketeer
Dacron Wool
Roberts CO
Roberts Charge
Seersucker
Bankamericard
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Edward P Mahar
Dhone
NFDA
Berkshire Plaza
North Adams, Mass
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