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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1975

Page

5

Drowned cow from Fillmore Farms found in pond

A valuable cow belonging to Fillmore Farms waded into a pond and drowned after getting beyond her depth. The second item notes progress on the Silver Street library with foundation cement pouring underway. The third reports toll calls at night rates starting after 7 pm following a New England Telephone and Telegraph Co revision.

Fillmore Farms Silver Street New England Telephone and Telegraph Co

Fire guts MacNaughton hotel in Manchester

Twenty five years ago on June 2 1950 a three story hotel with 35 rooms and a dining room burned leaving only the outer walls. The loss was unofficially estimated above $50 000 as flames swept through the building early this morning.

MacNaughton Manchester

On This Date in Civil War and Royal Moments

On this date Gen. Robert E. Lee assumed command of Confederate forces in 1862. Congress granted citizenship to American Indians in 1924. Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953 at Westminster Abbey. In 1969 the destroyer Frank Evans was cut in half by an Australian carrier with 74 sailors lost. NATO leaders present reportedly discuss Gerald Ford context.

Robert E. Lee Virginia North Carolina Elizabeth II London Westminster Abbey Archbishop of Canterbury U.S Frank Evans South China Sea

Ford shifts foreign policy leadership with broader advisory base

Reporters note President Ford broadens consultation on foreign policy beyond Henry Kissinger. He leans more on James Schlesinger Fred Dent William Simon Alan Greenspan Arthur Burns William Seidman Rogers Morton and other NSC advisers while Kissinger remains influential but less dominant. The shift signals Ford asserting leadership without removing Kissinger from his key role.

U.S Mayaguez Henry A. Kissinger Defense James R. Schlesinger National Security Council Fred Dent Dr. Kissinger Ford Kissinger Henry Kissinger

Wallace foreign policy comments spark Democratic concerns

The St Louis Post dispatch critiques Gov. Wallace of Alabama after foreign journalists visit. It calls his views primitively ignorant and unworkable for U S foreign policy, arguing his stance would revert to Cold War tensions and undermine presidential readiness. The piece also warns about the Freedom Train and its rail logistics, urging vigilance against equating freedom documents with obsolete transit.

Gov Wallace Alabama United States

Lighter Side: Ford Uses Calendar Ripping to Lash at Congress

Washington reports Congress returns from Memorial Day recess facing a rough period as President Ford’s televised rebuke of energy gridlock triggers political finger pointing. Critics call the calendar tear a provocative visual. lawmakers warn future parties may deploy charts and graphs to answer.

Washington House Ford

Roads vs housing and transit in highway fund debate

The Christian Science Monitor critic argues against un-impounding $2 billion from the Highway Trust Fund for road building, urging investment in housing, transit, and urban development. He notes soaring road costs, insufficient matching funds, and suggests supporting housing subsidies and alternative shelter like trailer homes to ease recession and urban pressure.

New York State Urban Development Corporation Score Washington Nixon

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