Thinning the forest versus chopping it down
A 1975 column from Friendship Maine reflects on forest management and the ethics of thinning versus clear cutting. It recounts a state forester’s free service, the yellow paint method to mark trees, and the realities of small landowners selling timber. It notes that selective cutting yields less cash than expected and laments aggressive buyers who favor unmarked trees.
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de Bois
Christian Science Publishing Society
Lightning strikes Bennington area and mills in 1935 notes
Forty years ago on July 21 1935 lightning damaged the Ben Looking Back Moat Co plant roof and struck the old Valentine mill on Pleasant Street owned by Allen A Company. A human fly Johnny Woods planned a 630 PM courthouse climb. Also lightning hit Bennington county farms including Leroy Degoyne home and a barn on William Brenenstuhl’s farm burning 10 tons of hay.
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Moat Co
Valentine
Pleasant Street
Allen A. Company
Johnny Woods
South Street
Bennington County
Leroy Degoyne
William Brenenstuhl
Ad Endangers Food Stamps in Senate Debate Controversy
A national ad accusing the food stamp program of abuses circulates in Parade Magazine and via mail to lawmakers. Sen. Talmadge cites it during debate on a rapid-certification bill, while FRAC and USDA officials contest its accuracy and call the Center for Public Information’s booklet misleading about assets and eligibility.
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Senate
Congressional Record
Herman E. Talmadge
Georgia
Committee On Agriculture and Forestry
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Sen. Goldwater
Parade Magazine
U.S
Center For Public Information
Canton
Ohio
Food Research and Action Center
FRAC
New York
Americans United
Jeff Kirsch
Jay Lipner
Kirsch
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Sen. Talmadge
Agriculture Committee
George McGovern
South Dakota
Senate Select Committee On Nutrition and Human Needs
Monitor
Earl Butz
Congress
Timothy Voros
Energy Sense: Governors urged to enforce 55 mph limit
A letter from Federal Energy Administrator Frank G. Zarb to Governors stresses retaining the 55 mph speed limit to save lives and gasoline. He notes rising speeds, warns of higher gasoline use this summer, and urges strict enforcement and public conservation to curb consumption and costs.
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Zarb
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John Gould
Friendship, Maine
New Hampshire
Leo Thibodeau
West Branch
Leo
At Customs
George Walsh
Alma _ Sausville
Paul H. Herrmann
Bennington
Lewis L. Mears
Middle Pownal Road
Diane Dusha
Cambridge
N.Y
Adirondack Council
Shaftsbury School Board
Thomas W. Hall Jr
Bull Run Creek
Virginia
Washington,c
Jesse James
Adair
Iowa
U.S. Veterans Administration
By Louise Sweeney
Rtuerse
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
F.d.1.c
Catamount National Bank
Nichols
Alicia
Fabulous Futura
Bennington County Humane Society
H. Greenberg
Walltex
Schumacher
Brewster
Birge
Main Street
Frank G. Zarb
Federal Energy Administrator
Governor Salmon
New Orleans
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