Editorial: Change of Pace in Middle East Peace Talks
The piece argues that Egypt’s tentative acceptance of a U S peace plan boosts Secretary Rogers and signals a Soviet shift. Moscow gains leverage by base building in Egypt and aiding Aswan Dam work, becoming a pivotal peacemaker. While risks remain, a Western-driven, credible diplomacy could avert nuclear showdown.
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Rogers
Egypt
U.S
Middle East
Middle Eastern
Moscow
Bennington Banner Publisher and Contact Details
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
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The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Main Street
Bennington
Vermont
New Hampshire Fish Claims Mercury Free Waters
The Granite State's Water Supply and Pollution Control Commission boasted last week that New Hampshire lakes rivers and the Connecticut River estuary are pure and Mercury free based on tests of three fish species. Vermont reported high mercury in the Connecticut near White River Junction while New Hampshire tests showed little mercury in its fish, a contrast framed as tourism credibility.
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New Hampshire
Connecticut
Granite State
Water Supply and Pollution Control Commission
Vermont
White River Junction
Lebanon
Vermont primary filing gaps in Bennington County race notes
Editor notes the July 29 filing deadline looms with gaps in Bennington County list for 1971 Vermont legislature. No Democratic filings for two state senate seats. District 3-1 GOP primary contest with no Democratic entries. District 3-2 has two Democrats and no GOP challenge. Also comments on national figures campaigning for a Democratic Senate victory and Prouty’s re election prospects.
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Bennington County
Vermont
Bennington
Putnam Square
U.S
Senate
Thomas Eagleton
D-Mo
Winston Prouty
Yankees Are Being Pushed Home
New York analyzes a shift toward neo isolationism as Western Europe Middle East and Southeast Asia drift from U S influence. NATO talks with Moscow aim to curb U S sway while Israel preserves strategic interests. China Britain and Japan reshape power, with Japan benefiting from U S protection and Moscow seeking Siberian investment.
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Europe
Middle East
Southeast Asia
U.S
Russia
China
Yankees
NATO
Moscow
U.S.S.R
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Congress
Oriental
Indochina
Bruce
North Vietnam
Peking
Hanoi
Tokyo
Siberia
Japan
Yakutia
Letter cites Route 7 relocation history and highway politics
A reader defends the Route 7 relocation plan near Rutland Vermont, criticizing George M. Graves and urging support for the Highway Department. The letter recalls 1966 state funding, a controversial $300 million plan, regional highway council pressure, and the need for majority rule while defending the department’s role. It ends with Joan Baez’s quoted remark on gender power and etiquette.
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George M. Graves
East Shaftsbury
Joseph Caracciola
Highway Board
H. J. Wallace
Hell
Vermont
Highway Department
Montpelier
Ee 2
Rutland
Regional Highway Council
Sargent Wild
Wild
Graves
Caracciola
Wallace
The Lighter Side Harold Stassen Wristwatch Fad
Washington column pokes fun at imagined political timepieces led by Harold Stassen. It jokes a lineup of future watches featuring quirks tied to famous figures, from Goldwater to McCarthy, with playful, nongraphic satire on political branding.
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Washington
UPI
Harold Stassen
PTA
Ethel Kennedy
Stassen
Merkel
Tex
Dick Nixon
When advertising promises prizes you may already have won
In a humorous essay the narrator, overwhelmed by junk mail promoting prizes, recalls absurd contests and a wife’s plan to outsmart Madison Avenue. They consider free subscriptions and reject the illusion of prizes, proposing the publisher return gifts like a WWII history, Wilson works, or a NatGeo file, to expose marketing tricks.
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Madison Avenue
Woodrow Wilson
National Geographic Magazine
People
Kennedy Team Rallies To Goldberg Campaign Title
New York governor candidate Arthur Goldberg relies on Kennedy veterans for strategy and organization. Key figures include Stephen Smith, Peter Fishbein, Peter Edelman, Edward Katcher, and Meyer Frucher. Campaign staffing emphasizes longtime Kennedy aides and upstate allies. Financial support remains a noted hurdle.
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Kirtland I. King
United Press International
Albany
Arthur J. Goldberg
New York
Kennedy
Stephen E. Smith
Robert F. Kennedy
Edward Ted Kennedy
Edward Katcher
Meyer Sandy Frucher
Eugene McCarthy
Katcher
New York Post
Goldberg
Majon
Basil Paterson
Smith
Crangle
Peter Crotty
Buffalo
Assembly
Stanley Steingut
Robert Kennedy
New York State
Steingut
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Lyndon Johnson
Vietnam
Lester Maddox
Ronald Reagan
California
Nelson Rockefeller
Sunderland
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John F. English
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