Kansas City and Shanghai clash over China policy
The piece analyzes a split in U.S. views on recognizing the PRC and derecognizing Taiwan amid a global power struggle with the Soviet Union. It contrasts positions from Reagan on the right, Ford-Kissinger center, and Carter left, noting Japan's balance and Beijing’s impatience with the Shanghai Communique. It argues US policy must show stronger will than in recent years.
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United States
China
People’s Republic of China
P.R.C
Taiwan
Republic of China
Soviet Union
Ronald Reagan
America
Ford- Kissinger
Peking
Washington
Carter
Harvard
Kansas City
Shanghai
Woman wins weekly golf tour with 39 net score
Mrs. Theodore H. Thomas topped the Mt. Anthony Country Club event with a net 39 for the best seven of nine holes in the weekly women’s golf tournament. Bennington players included Elizabeth Haynes Florence Schuyler Mab Duhamel Miriam Ravi Booth Katherine Ravi Booth Marion Stanley and Nan Braisted.
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Theodore H. Thomas
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Bennington
Elizabeth Haynes
Florence Schuyler
Mab Duhamel
Miriam Ravi Booth
Katherine Ravi Booth
Marion Stanley
Nan Braisted
Chambers of Commerce of
Brattleboro
Wilmington
Child’s Tavern
Putnam Memorial Hospital
William H. Browning
E.A. Tobin
North Bennington
Tobin
Merck Forest: Quiet Beauty Draws Growing Visitor Ranks
Rupert year by year attracts more hikers to Merck Forest on Rupert Mountain. The Merck Forest Foundation aims for quality experiences over crowds, offering 26 miles of trails, wildlife watching, botanical walks with Ann Aldrich, and farm animals for children. A land use plan will balance recreation, education, farming, forestry, sugaring, and preserved natural areas to sustain visitor experiences.
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Merck Forest
Rupert’ Mountain
Merck Forest Foundation
Ann Aldrich
Viking Mars mission sparks debate on space funding
A reader letter from The Banner argues the Viking Mars mission shows space exploration offers benefits beyond fiction. The writer compares the $1 billion cost of Viking I and II to warplanes, urging a portion of defense funds to support ongoing exploration and humanity’s future.
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Mars
Earth
The Viking door to the future and world peace
A 17 year old, Andrew B. Kizis of North Brookfield Mass, envisions space exploration easing overpopulation and resource shortages. He argues cooperative tech aid could reduce arms racing and redirect tensions toward peace, urging peaceful alternatives to avert a grim generational outlook.
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Earth
How to see the doctor in a primary care system
A monthly Bennington County Medical Society column explains patient roles in accessing care. It discusses shortages of primary care physicians, the impracticality of always-available doctors, and offers practical steps: plan ahead for exams, specify illness when calling, treat simple ailments at home, know doctor coverage, consider alternate physicians, use Putnam Memorial Hospital Emergency Room, and be patient with wait times.
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Bennington County Medical Society
Putnam Memorial Hospital
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