Local control of Mt Anthony school elections at stake
Letters argue for keeping Mt Anthony Union District 14 elections in home towns not at large. Residents cite petitions totaling about 1,200 names and a four to one district vote in favor of local voting to oppose an alleged illegal board change. Critics accuse five ACLU supporters of pushing for at large representation to gain more seats for Bennington in a one man one vote battle.
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Mt. Anthony Union District 14
Shaftsbury
Bennington
Murray
Williams
American Civil Liberties Union
Mt. Anthony
College
Federal District Court
A.C.L.U
Vermont school director election laws under attack
Lawrence E. Harrington of Bennington warns that an amendment to Title 16 by the state Board of Education allows at large voting for school directors, threatening Vermont towns rights to elect their own representatives. He recounts meetings with legislators and officials and criticizes the rapid voice-vote passage and lack of hearings.
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Killington
Brandwene
State Board of Education
VSSDA
Orrin Griffis
Charlie Nichols
Nichols
Board of Education
Different Views on Liberals and Conservatives in Politics
The essay contrasts liberal and conservative mindsets, citing Jeffrey Hart's view that liberals see themselves as heroes rescuing victims, while conservatives focus on success and merit. It recounts Hart's critique of victim status and notes conservatives’ support for minority opportunity but opposition to disguising failure as success. It also discusses William Rusher's producer versus nonproducer framework and concludes that old labels fail to capture nuance, urging new terms and definitions.
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S.I. Haya Kawa
Brattleboro
San Francisco
Jeffrey Hart
Dartmouth College
Franco
Hart
Rusher
Bennington Trustees to discuss gas station setback and drains
The Bennington Village Trustees meet this afternoon at Main and Dewey to review residents requests on a gas station's backyard setback and to refuse cooperation on pipe drains from driveways. Other items include guardrail removal for a property entrance on South Street and local civic updates.
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Bennington Village
Main
Dewey
Gilbert Brewer
Pittsfield
Julius Humphries
South Street
Park Lawn Cemetery
Warning card to Rotary speakers on profanity and suggestive stories
A noted warning card used by a Rotary Club in the Middle West cautions speakers about profanity and risqué stories. It stresses that all speakers may look innocent, yet bad remarks persist and clubs should guide talks to avoid uncalled for profanity and suggestive illustrations.
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Middle West
Herbert W. Lorenz
Union
Caption correction for Lincoln photograph in Manchester piece
A reader correcting the July 15 Lincoln photo caption notes the image shows President Abraham Lincoln with his youngest son Tad, not Robert Todd Lincoln, and details the Brady studio scene on Pennsylvania Avenue. The photo was taken morning February 9, 1864, Tad age 11, Robert 21, still an Harvard undergraduate.
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Miss Beckwith
Manchester
Abraham Lincoln
Robert Todd Lincoln
Thomas
Lincoln White House
Tad
Matthew Brady
Pennsylvania Avenue
Seventh Street
Gilman
Robert
Harvard
Taxpayers weigh Memorial Park upgrades and costs
Letter writers in Florida and Vermont raise questions about Bennington Memorial Park spending. J E Giddings urges public input on funding, maintenance, and police protection while lights go off and layoffs occur. Geraldine Kelson adds concern over voters missing a say on the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banner
Bennington
Memorial Park
Renaming profits to reflect true costs says GE chief
Reginald H. Jones of General Electric urged redefining profits at the National Association of Manufacturers in New York. He argued that government taxes, interest on equity, and reinvested earnings should be called by their genuine names to reflect a family budget view rather than the idea of undeserved income.
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Reginald H. Jones
General Electric Co
National Association of Manufacturers’ Congress of Industry
New York City
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San
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Sheed
George Wallace
Middle America
God
West Arlington
Cambridge
N.Y
Joe Powers
Clarence Decker
Ardis Edgerton
Shirley Decker
Betty Wilcox
Arlington
Elsie Sprague
Clarence W. White
Bennington County
American Red Cross
J. Harold Ryan
Henry B. Walbridge
U.S. Army
State
Bennington- Woodford
John H. Williams II
Bennington Water Board
Vermont Legislative Board
David Rittenhouse
Philadelphia
United States Mint
Missouri
Thomas Eagleton
Delta Airlines
Boston
John Ehrlichman
Daniel Elisberg
Lincoln
Carl Sandburg
Library of Congress
J.E. Giddings
M.D
Jacksonville
Fla
Geraldine Kelson
Coolidge Avenue
Owen
Armour Star Franks
Market Corner of
Safford & Gage
Iday Papers
Evans’ News
Gary Forrest
Main Street
Bennington, VT
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