Looking Back 40 Years Ago July 29 1935 Highlights
James Hughes of Bennington paid in full a 1919 Irish Free State bond. Mail carrier Thomas J Halloran died at his West Main Street home. Harlan Miller of Arlington set a Guernsey record. Mrs Fred Stickles donated an outdoor fireplace to the Methodist Church in memory of her husband. Bennington firm William H Morse Lumber won an Army Corps contract for Battenhill River work in Arlington. Putnam Memorial corporators met to elect officers Norton Barber president Charles Fienberg vice president W B Shea treasurer Floyd Harmon secretary.
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James Hughes
Bennington
Fred Stickles
William H. Morse Lumber and Construction Co
Army Corps of Engineers
Battenhill
Arlington
Putnam Memorial
Nurses’ Home
Norton Barber
Charles Fienberg
W.B. Shea
Floyd Harmon
No excuse for the energy stalemate
A 1975 editorial argues the Ford administration and Congress are gridlocked over energy policy, risking chaos as oil-control authority nears expiration. It calls for a bipartisan compromise, stronger executive action, and a policy reducing foreign oil dependence while easing inflation and aiding those harmed by high prices.
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Erwin D. Canham
Ford
Congress
Executive Branch
United States
House of Representatives
House
U.S
Terest
Essay What does the U.S. get from detente
Washington editorial perspective questions what the United States gains from detente as Kissinger navigates press criticism of the forthcoming Helsinki summit. Pundits claim European security talks showcase Soviet diplomacy while editors deride U.S. involvement as endorsing Soviet conquest.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Helsinki
The Lighter Side Satiric take on a panicky car
Washington columnist Dick West lampoons a 1971 Pasta convertible that quivers on highways. He jokes about a car with a nervous temperament and unsafe upholstery, while weaving in sharp commentary on detente and Kissinger era diplomacy and the SALT talks.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
Nobody's Perfect The Best Final Line From Some Like It Hot
In Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot the wind up has Joe E Brown proposing to Jack Lemmon in drag. Lemmon reveals he is a man and Brown jokeingly replies that nobody's perfect. The New York Times notes the line as a standout closing quip.
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Connecticut
Ella
Billy Wilder
Joe E. Brown
Jack Lemmon
Brown
Lemmon
David Zinman
The
New York Times
The present's legacy to the future by Edward Hoagland
Edward Hoagland reflects on past eras and future anxieties about food, growth, and civilization. He contrasts edible abundance with looming starvation, notes cultural shifts, and muses on human resilience and the uncertain pace of progress as society faces resource fears.
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
University of Vermont
Stewart E. Allen
San Francisco
New York City
U.S.S. Forrestal
Vietnam
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House Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Christian Science Publishing Society
Lurie
William Safire
N.Y
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Harvey Roofingjack
Europe
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Salt
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MBFR
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Warsaw Pact
Edward Hoagland
New York
Frank Costello
Lucy
Barbra Streisand
Teddy White
Muhammad Ali
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Catamount National Bank
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Bennington Plaza
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