Fable of Jimmy Carter and the changing republic
A reflective piece depicting Jimmy Carter as a Georgia peanut farmer who rises amid a divided nation. It portrays skepticism from liberal scribes, public doubt, and a call for reform while highlighting Carter’s self description as an average man and his appeal to a broad coalition. The narrative frames his nomination as a pivotal, surprising moment in American politics.
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Georgia
U.S.A
U.S.S.R
Jimmy Carter
Europe
Japan
Carter
Jimmy
Washington
Ford
Reagan
Letters Reflect Harassment at Recreation Center Incident
A letter to readers recounts July 13 events at the Bennington Recreation Center. A man with coordination difficulties faced taunting and abuse by youths including being hit, spit upon, and having trunks pulled down. Staff and a board member were aware, while the writer calls for safer treatment and notes related local notices and community updates.
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Rec Center
Bennington
Notable 1912 Stockholm Olympics win and notable 1972 China trip
On this date events include the United States led by Jim Thorpe winning at the 1912 Stockholm Games. Italy declares war on Japan in 1945. In 1971 Richard Nixon announced plans for a historic China visit, a weeklong trip in February 1972. Also in 1975 a crewed space rendezvous occurred with three American and two Soviet astronauts blasting off to orbit.
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Jim Thorpe
United States
Stockholm
Sweden
Italy
Japan
Richard Nixon
China
Libertarian Party rhetoric and Roger MacBride in spotlight
The piece critiques Libertarian ideas sparked by the 1972 election and the Libertarian Convention. It notes Roger MacBride, a Virginia elector, seeking ballot access in nine states and mentions his Vermont origins, move to Virginia, and NBC series link. It comments on Nozick’s defense and conservative counterpoints, weighing libertarian influence on mainstream politics.
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World Almanac
Nixon
McGovern
Libertarian Party
Buddy
Virginia
John Hospers
California
Roger Lea MacBride
Roger MacBride
Halifax
Vermont
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Wall Street Journal
Walter Cronkite
Lincoln
Asia
Africa
Bonaparte
Ohio
Blue Ridge
James Reston
N.Y
Times News Service
Convent Ave
Bennington Village
Green Mountain Pioneer Club
New York City
Alfred H. Wahlquist
Charles A. Swain
Daniel Britton
Orwin Coonz
Charles del Tatto
Roger Greenslet
Victor Agostini Jr
Lacey Pratt
Fredd Gunzel Jr
Alfred Wahlquist Jr
Carl Wahlquist
Clayton Reed
Shaftsbury
Mr. Reed
New Hampshire
National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters
Vermont Transit Co. Inc
Vermont Public Service Commission
Burlington-Pownal
Burlington- Bellow Falls
Burlington- Ascutney
WNAW
Frederick W. Vogell
Vermont Tissue Paper Co. Inc
Bennington County
American Red Cross
Walthrude Pierce
North Bennington
Pierce
Abraham Gardner
Valentine
Main Streets
Henry H. Mallory
Michael Hogan
Mert Cross
William F. Buckley Jr
The
Torrington Register
MacBride
James Jackson Kilpatrick
Federal Reserve
Postal Service
Root
Supreme Court
Boston
Times
Robert Nozick
Naick
Ernest van den Haag
Josiah Lee Auspitz
Commentary
de Tocqueville
American Legion Magazine
Roger L. Macbride
Catamount
Haloestebe Tols
Catamouns National Bank
Bennington Plaza
Putnam Square
Brattleboro
Manchester
Ceeaoe
F.D.I.C
Walker
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