Camp Come-and-Go anniversary and nearby events in Shaftsbury
Twenty seven people gathered at Camp Come-and-Go in Shaftsbury to honor Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Mattison on their 42nd anniversary and to celebrate the first wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Fischer. Philip Franklin, 14, walked eight miles from Verdmont Clubhouse in East Pownal to Williamstown and back by 6:30 a.m., with search parties ongoing.
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Shaftsbury
Eddie Mattison
Herman Fischer
Fischer
Mattisons
Philip Franklin
Verdmont
East Pownal
Williamstown
Pownal
Harry Niles
John Mason
Greer Mountain National Forest
Hapgood Pond
Unwanted but Useful It and the Neutron Bomb Debate
A satirical interview questions if unwanted paupers and prize fighting fears sway SALT talks and neutron bomb plans. Sims Lovelace defends returning to production amid government policy, while Ursula Wegg and Yelberton Crankshaw critique welfare, adoption schemes, and fraud. The piece lampoons cynicism, policy, and social forensics through characters aged 7 and 77, highlighting distrust of Washington and the fate of unwanted children.
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Ursula Wegg
Ursula
Washington
The Hidden Costs of Poverty in Everyday Life
The piece argues poverty amplifies costs beyond income. It notes poorer people face higher credit costs, slower repayment, and limited savings opportunities, plus higher insurance and property taxes due to urban residence and older cars. It cites Boston and Weston tax differences to illustrate higher full-value taxes for poorer residents.
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Boston
Weston
Costs of Poverty Bind Poor to Higher Living Costs
The text examines how poverty increases expenses in fuel, housing, clothing, and food. Poor households face higher heating bills due to older housing, more frequent repairs, and cheaper durable goods that fail sooner. Long work hours and desire for ease push reliance on costly convenience foods. The piece suggests knowledge that poverty is about more than cash and hints at a broader social solution.
Aftershocks of the Civil Rights Movement
The text argues the civil rights era was not a single national surge but a spectrum of Black actions across groups like SNCC CORE SCLC and the NAACP. It notes mild gains faded as broader society resisted erasing privately rooted racism and the big four waned, leaving NAACP weakened. Reform demands a patient, technical cadre to rebuild a national network of Black activists over a decade or more.
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United States
Big Four
SNCC
CORE
SCLC
NAACP
Young Warrior
America
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George H. Plumb
Woodstock Inn
Waldo Holden
Arthur Griffin
Time
Battle Monument
Charles W. Tidd
Grandview Street
Telephone Company
Harold EE. Brand
Mirror Players
Wilmington Playhouse
Richard Nash
Shaftsbury Selectmen
Bennington Potters
le Poulet Amandine
Potter’s Yard
Andree Lillie
Alain Michere
Harvey Rhodes
Mark Paul
Bastille
Paris
France
Adlai Stevenson
U.S
United Nations
Illinois
London
Chicago
Richard Speck
U.S. Supreme Court
Speck
Jimmy Carter
New York
Madison Square Garden
Carter
Gerald Ford
Congress
Supreme Court
Pureka
Sims Lovelace
FBI
Lovelace
Missus
Yelberton
Crankshaw
Chittenden
F.D.I.C
E.g. Mahar & Son, Inc. Funeral Home
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Boston Globe
Rights Movement
Julian Bond
PBS
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Jor
England
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Pittsfield
Orig
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